War at Any Price - Economic Costs Beyond the Federal Budget
In: American Political, Economic, and Security Issues
Intro -- WAR AT ANY PRICE: ECONOMIC COSTS BEYOND THE FEDERAL BUDGET -- WAR AT ANY PRICE: ECONOMIC COSTS BEYOND THE FEDERAL BUDGET -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 FINANCING ISSUES AND ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF AMERICAN WARS -- Summary -- The Economics of War Financing -- Borrowing from the Public -- Money Creation -- Use of Price Controls -- Equity Issues -- Interpreting Results -- World War II -- Korean Conflict -- Vietnam Conflict -- Reagan Military Buildup -- Desert Storm Operation -- Ongoing War in Iraq and Afghanistan -- Conclusion -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 THE COST OF IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, AND OTHER GLOBAL WARS ON TERROR OPERATIONS SINCE 9/11 -- Summary -- Introduction -- Total War Funding as of the FY2009 Bridge Fund -- FY2009 Bridge Fund Finances War Costs through June 2009 -- War Cost Issues in the 110th Congress -- War Cost Estimates through Enactment of the FY2008/FY2009 Bridge -- Trends in War Funding -- Estimates for Iraq and Afghanistan and Other Operations -- DOD Spending Thus Far -- Recent and Future War Cost Issues -- Cost Implications of Troop Withdrawals and Basing Decisions -- Funding to Train and Equip Iraqi and Afghan Security Forces -- Reset and Reconstitution -- Potential Readiness Issues -- Congressional Options to Affect Military Operations -- Problems in War Cost Estimates and Reporting -- Difficulties in Explaining DOD's War Costs -- Average Cost Per Deployed Troop and Future Costs -- Appendix A. Congressional Action on FY2008 and FY2009 War Funding -- Estimates of FY2008 and FY2009 Funding for Iraq and Afghanistan. -- FY2008 Supplemental and FY2009 Bridge Funding by Agency -- Congressional Changes to DOD Requests -- Appendix B. DOD Tools to Extend Financing War Cost -- Urgency in Passing the FY2008 Supplemental -- Time Line for the FY2008 Supplemental -- Tools to Extend How Long the Army Can Last -- New Tools
