E-Book of the Week: Irrational Security : The Politics of Defense from Reagan to Obama

Wirls, Daniel. Irrational Security : The Politics of Defense from Reagan to Obama.
Baltimore, MD, USA: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010.

Daniel Wirls describes Irrational Security as “a purposefully compact critical history of the relationship between military policy and national politics from 1989 to 2009.” In this survey of the modern military-industrial complex, Daniel Wirls demonstrates that when it comes to national security, America is beholden to the results of hawkish policies and commitments to excessive military spending, regardless of whether Democrats or Republicans control Congress or the White house. National security policy, in Wirls’ critique, has derived largely from efforts to satisfy various domestic interests rather than genuine security concerns.
Previewed by John Breitmeyer.  Click here to read the book.