Defense Strategy for the Post-Saddam Era

America's ongoing war on terror is resulting in soaring budgets: Brookings foreign policy expert Michael O'Hanlon's guide provide a seasoned set of budget and policy recommendations for strengthening the US military without breaking the budget in his Defense Strategy For The Post-Saddam Era. Chapters use present military operations in both Iraq and Afghanistan to analyze how reductions in different types of military programs might free up funds to add more ground troops to the military. An intriguing, practical set of suggestions based on military realities.