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020 a| 159114938X (alk. paper);

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100 1 a| Wheeler, Winslow T.=| ^A585487;

245 14 a| The wastrels of defense :b| how Congress sabotages U.S. security /c| Winslow T. Wheeler.;

300 a| xviii, 278 pages ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-267) and index.;

505 0 a| The nature of the problem -- What is the problem? -- Ego is at the heart of the trouble -- Pork : it's worse than you've been told -- War is not hell : it's an opportunity -- Mr. Smith is dead -- Confessions of a pork processor -- Pork lows and highs -- How the system operates, or doesn't -- Oversight : the triumph of appearances over reality -- Watchdogs, lapdogs, and distorted lenses -- Beyond nonfeasance : the utility of distortion -- The engine of congressional good and evil : the staff -- Hill life and death -- The right and wrong way to go to war -- Politicians at their best -- Congress on its knees -- The week of shame -- Conclusion.;

610 10 a| United States.b| Congressx| Appropriations and expenditures.=| ^A368696;

610 10 a| United States.b| Department of Defensex| Appropriations and expenditures.=| ^A112965;

650 0 a| Waste in government spendingz| United States.=| ^A157156;

650 0 a| Patronage, Politicalz| United States.=| ^A1006419;

651 0 a| United Statesx| Defensesx| Economic aspects.=| ^A24985;

856 41 3| Table of contentsu| http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0419/2004015003.html;

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The wastrels of defense : how Congress sabotages U.S. security / Winslow T. Wheeler.

Author/creator	Wheeler, Winslow T.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, ©2004.
Description	xviii, 278 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subjects	United States. Congress--Appropriations and expenditures. United States. Department of Defense--Appropriations and expenditures. Waste in government spending--United States. Patronage, Political--United States. United States--Defenses. --Economic aspects.

Contents	The nature of the problem -- What is the problem? -- Ego is at the heart of the trouble -- Pork : it's worse than you've been told -- War is not hell : it's an opportunity -- Mr. Smith is dead -- Confessions of a pork processor -- Pork lows and highs -- How the system operates, or doesn't -- Oversight : the triumph of appearances over reality -- Watchdogs, lapdogs, and distorted lenses -- Beyond nonfeasance : the utility of distortion -- The engine of congressional good and evil : the staff -- Hill life and death -- The right and wrong way to go to war -- Politicians at their best -- Congress on its knees -- The week of shame -- Conclusion.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-267) and index.
LCCN	2004015003
ISBN	159114938X (alk. paper)

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