Alan Macleod - MintPress News
Many of Oregon’s largest firefighting aircraft are not available because the Department of Defense has sent them to Afghanistan to fight in the 20-year-old war.
Lindsay Koshgarian - Responsible Statecraft
For those who want to see a correction to bloated Pentagon spending — and the military overreach it represents — the deficit fears deeply ingrained in American politics may seem like a nifty political means. But this is at best a short-term strategy.
Sam Husseini - Accuracy.org
74 billion dollars could disappear from the Pentagon budget and barely be noticed by most current military operations, but would make a massive difference to any number of social priorities that currently receive fractions of military funding — especially during an ongoing pandemic and intensifying economic crisis.
Alan Macleod - MintPress News
The National Priorities Project has put together a list of ten better uses for the $74 billion than giving it to one of the world’s largest bureaucracies.
Ashik Siddique - Data for Progress
Most people in the U.S. agree: it's time to reinvest from the bloated miitary budget to real human needs, like containing coronavirus. This week, members of Congress should vote to follow their lead.
Lindsay Koshgarian - Common Dreams
A 10 percent cut to the Pentagon could come from a multitude of places, including: ending our never-ending wars in the Middle East, reducing our reliance on nuclear weapons, and turning off the spigot to arms contractors.
Katrina vanden Heuvel - The Washington Post
The Pentagon is not likely to escape the growing imperative of change. And thanks to amendments to this year's NDAA, including demands for a 10 percent cut to the military budget, legislators won’t be able to hide what side of history they are on.
Lindsay Koshgarian - OtherWords
Tanks and ships can’t save us from our greatest dangers, so let’s pay for the things that can.
William Hartung - Forbes
“Going bold” on the creation of a an alternative approach to defense is both good policy and good politics. The public is ready for real change, not just incremental steps. If political office holders don’t seize this moment, we can expect a continuing decline in the safety, security, and prosperity of ...
William Hartung - The Nation
Any effort to reduce police spending and focus on social programs should include massive cuts to the Pentagon’s bloated budget.
