[Peace-discuss] PBS program on military spending Nov 18

[Robert Naiman]

apparently the experts are Winslow Wheeler, of the Center for Defense
Information (a key critic of Pentagon spending), Pierre Sprey and
Andrew Bacevich.

Sprey, a former warplane designer, said this about the Iraq war:

"It is an enormously unjust war, not fought for any of the reasons put
forth," he said. "Very simply, I don't think we should be going to war
for oil companies."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/15/AR2006051501518.html

Should be interesting.

On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 10:56 AM, Robert Naiman
<naiman at justforeignpolicy.org> wrote:
> I don't know who the "experts" are, but this might be useful:
>
>
> Need to Know, November 18, 2011: The Pentagon: Hard times, hard choices
>
> This week’s special edition of Need to Know shines a light on the
> debate over the Pentagon’s budget, exploring whether the $700 billion
> defense budget can be cut and, if so, how and by how much. Fred
> Francis, former Pentagon correspondent at NBC, moderates a roundtable
> discussion between military experts who discuss the risks and benefits
> of cutting U.S. defense spending on military pensions, health care,
> deployments and equipment. Ray Suarez hosts.
>
> http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/uncategorized/need-to-know-november-18-2011-the-pentagon-hard-times-hard-choices/12374/
>
>
>
> --
> Robert Naiman
> Policy Director
> Just Foreign Policy
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> naiman at justforeignpolicy.org
>



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