How to Be a Cheap Hawk
By Michael E. O'HanlonTwo important events in 1997--the balanced-budget deal and the completion of the Pentagon's Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR)--promise to shape U.S. military policy for the next several years. Unfortunately, they are at odds with each other.
The balanced budget accord will result in a real level of defense spending that is 8 percent lower in 2002 than in 1998. But the proportionate cuts in personnel and weaponry that the QDR calls for are only about half that size. Moreover, the U.S. military is near the end of its so-called procurement holiday and will soon have to buy more equipment. In this study, Michael O'Hanlon suggests a way out of this budgetary fix.
In contrast to the current U.S. military posture, built around a requirement to fight two Desert-Storm like wars at once, he offers an alternative force structure organized around the concept of a Desert Storm plus Desert Shield plus Bosnia/IFOR requirement. O'Hanlon also suggests that naval operations be conducted more efficiently by leaving ships on forward station for longer periods of time and rotating crews by airlift. Finally, he argues for a number of selected economies in weapons modernization programs, together with some increases in areas like strategic airlift, sealift, and transport helicopters. The resulting force would save over $10 billion a year.
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- Paperback
- 178 pages
- English
- 081576443X
- 9780815764434
About Michael E. O'Hanlon
michael edward o'hanlon (born may 16, 1961) is a senior fellow at the brookings institution, specializing in defense and foreign policy issues. he began hi Read More about Michael E. O'Hanlon
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