In the most comprehensive report yet to look at wartime contracting, a three-year study has found that national security cannot be about the profits of war.
It’s hard to find an exit when you don’t know what leaving means, as the U.S. has found in winding down its on-the-ground military involvements in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Prophets at the Pentagon say one of the best moves the United States can take to secure its strategic interests overseas is to get its own house in order.
Four decades ago, America decided to both maintain a large professional standing military and end the draft. The predictions of those who studied the matter then largely have been borne out -- and not for the better.