Report
15 July 2009
In a letter to Congress, President Obama reiterated his warning that he will veto the 2010 defense budget if money for the F-22 fighter is included. Obama and Secretary Gates are finally attempting to eliminate wasteful Cold War-era weapons that not only do nothing to enhance our security.
Report
10 June 2009
13 former Generals and Admirals assert that "for too long our military's budget priorities have been beset by an out of date mentality"
Press Release
Washington, D.C. 10 June 2009
Report
28 April 2009
Conservatives have persisted in pushing various myths about President Obama's various foreign policy achievements. This document outlines the various conservative claims and definitively refutes their hypocritical, baseless claims. In reality, President Obama has achieved many foreign policy goals in a remarkably short period of time.
Report
26 February 2009
The Obama administration's budget represents a return to responsible budgeting. The signal that the Administration plans to move away from supplemental requests and its willingness to cut items unrelated to war spending represents a return to responsible budgeting.
Report
3 February 2009
Two weeks into the Obama Administration, instead of a serious policy debate over defense spending and priorities, conservatives have taken an Obama budget request for an 8 percent increase, in line with Bush Administration recommendations, and turned it into a “cut.” In today’s Washington Post, Robert Kagan – a prominent neoconservative – provides a perfect snapshot of the vacuous nature of conservative thinking on defense policy.
Report
28 January 2009
This week, the Obama administration made three symbolic down payments on restoring balance and moderation to our national security policy. Yesterday, Defense Secretary Gates told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the Obama administration would have a focused and modest in regards to Afghanistan and defense acquisitions. Finally, the Obama administration took steps to re-engage with the Muslim world, with Senator Mitchell’s arrival in the region and the positive response throughout the Middle East to Obama’s interview on Al Arabiya.
Report
10 September 2008
This week John McCain tried to make support for the Army’s Future Combat Systems program a litmus test for supporting our troops. Yet just two months ago McCain put forward a budget plan that explicitly proposed ending this and other Pentagon procurement programs.
Report
11 July 2008
Analysis of week's events and McCain's policy proposals suggest lack in understand "the nature" of the issues.
