Drift : The Unmooring of American Military Power /
Maddow, Rachel,
Drift : The Unmooring of American Military Power / Rachel Maddow. - First edition - 275p.22cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue: Is It Too Late to Descope This? -- G.I. Joe, Ho Chi Minh, and the American Art of Fighting About Fighting -- A Nation at Peace Everywhere in the World -- Let 'Er Fly -- Isle of Spice -- Stupid Regulations -- Mylanta, 'Tis of Thee -- Doing More with Less (Hassle) -- "One Hell of a Killing Machine" -- An $8 Trillion Fungus Among Us -- Epilogue: You Build It, You Own It.
Explains how the focus on national security is actually compromising national stability, tracing the historical events and contributing factors that have promoted a deeply militarized American culture.
9780307460981
2012000998
National security--United States
Militarism--United States
Political culture--United States
National security--United States
Military policy--United States
United States--Military policy
United States--Armed Forces--Appropriations and expenditures
United States--Foreign relations--1989-
United States--Politics and government--1989-
United States--Armed forces--Appropriations and expenditures
United States--Foreign relations
United States--Politics and government
UA23 / .M17 2012
306.2/70973 306.2
Drift : The Unmooring of American Military Power / Rachel Maddow. - First edition - 275p.22cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue: Is It Too Late to Descope This? -- G.I. Joe, Ho Chi Minh, and the American Art of Fighting About Fighting -- A Nation at Peace Everywhere in the World -- Let 'Er Fly -- Isle of Spice -- Stupid Regulations -- Mylanta, 'Tis of Thee -- Doing More with Less (Hassle) -- "One Hell of a Killing Machine" -- An $8 Trillion Fungus Among Us -- Epilogue: You Build It, You Own It.
Explains how the focus on national security is actually compromising national stability, tracing the historical events and contributing factors that have promoted a deeply militarized American culture.
9780307460981
2012000998
National security--United States
Militarism--United States
Political culture--United States
National security--United States
Military policy--United States
United States--Military policy
United States--Armed Forces--Appropriations and expenditures
United States--Foreign relations--1989-
United States--Politics and government--1989-
United States--Armed forces--Appropriations and expenditures
United States--Foreign relations
United States--Politics and government
UA23 / .M17 2012
306.2/70973 306.2