Funding extended conflicts : Korea, Vietnam, and the War on Terror / Richard M. Miller, Jr. ; foreword by Dov Zakheim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, Richard M., 1967-

Contributor:

Books24x7, Inc.

Series:

Praeger Security International Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War--Economic aspects--United States.

War.

Korean War, 1950-1953--Economic aspects--United States.

Korean War, 1950-1953.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Economic aspects--United States.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

War on Terrorism, 2001--Economic aspects.

War on Terrorism, 2001.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 pages)

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger Security International, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

One aspect of war is often overlooked: how much do they cost and how are they funded. Funding Extended Conflicts develops a baseline on Federal spending for the two extended conflicts of the Cold War era, Korea and Vietnam, and compares them with the global war on terror, including current outlays for Iraq and Afghanistan. It also provides wartime cases that offer recommendations on how to pay for future wars and focuses on the length of the tails of such spending, which are often omitted in the final analyses and distort funding estimates. Background chapters examine financing and budget issues as well as problems associated with defining the real cost of Korea, Vietnam, and the so-called long war against terrorism and are complemented by an assessment of the open-ended commitment to support homeland defense and conduct ongoing military operations in Southwest Asia. One aspect of war is often overlooked: how much do they cost and how are they funded. Funding Extended Conflicts develops a baseline on Federal spending for the two extended conflicts of the Cold War era, Korea and Vietnam, and compares them with the global war on terror, including current outlays for Iraq and Afghanistan. It also provides wartime cases that offer recommendations on how to pay for future wars and focuses on the length of the tails of such spending, which are often omitted in the final analyses and distort funding estimates. Background chapters examine financing and budget issues as well as problems associated with defining the real cost of Korea, Vietnam, and the so-called long war against terrorism and are complemented by an assessment of the open-ended commitment to support homeland defense and conduct ongoing military operations in Southwest Asia.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Abbreviations

1. Introduction

The Problems Faced Today

2. Cost of War: A Frame of Reference

Why Look at Korea and Vietnam?

Fundamentals of Financing War

Fundamentals of Budgeting for War

Problems in Defining War Costs

Summary

3. Korean War: Fiscal Years 1951-1953

Fiscal Background

Security Strategy and Fiscal Opinions-A Brief Developmental Review

Economic Considerations and Concerns

Cost and Budgeting Overview

Initial Response: The First FY51 Supplemental Request

Further Developing the War and Buildup Programs: The Second FY51 Supplemental

Accelerating Defense Production: The Third FY51 Supplemental

Closing Out the Year: The Fourth FY51 Supplemental

Fiscal Year 52-53 Costs

Korean War-Summary

4. Vietnam and Southeast Asia: 1965-1975

Introduction

May 1965: The 700 Million Confidence Vote

Administration Deception and the Southeast Asia Emergency Fund-FY66

FY66 Supplemental-The Shoe Finally Drops

Other Associated 1965-1966 Spending

FY67-First Year Attempt at Requirements On-Budget

FY68-The Pattern Continues

FY69-70: The Johnson Administration Departs

Congressional Concerns: 1965-1969

FY70: The American Ebb Flow Begins

FY71-74: De-escalation, Vietnamization, and Funding Reductions

Congressional Concerns: 1970-1975

Other Costs

Vietnam Summary

5. Global War on Terror: 2001-?

Funding History-the Supplementals

9/11 Initial Response-The FY 2001 Supplementals

FY 2002 Emergency Supplemental (PL 107-206)-Transitioning from 9/11 Response and Recovery to the Offensive

The FY2003 Supplemental-Fight over Flexibility

FY 2004 Emergency Supplemental-Continue Operations, Address Reconstruction.

FY05 Defense Appropriations Act-The 25 Billion Bridge Supplemental

FY 2005 Emergency Supplemental-Continuing Operations, Buying Down the Backlog, and Questioning the Funding

Cost of War at Home-Homeland Security Spending since 9/11

GWOT Summary

6. Resourcing Considerations: Enduring Lessons and Issues from Extended Conflicts Past and Present

Resourcing Consideration # 1

Resourcing Consideration # 2

Resourcing Consideration # 3

Resourcing Consideration # 4

Resourcing Consideration # 5

Resourcing Consideration # 6

Resourcing Consideration # 7

Resourcing Consideration # 8

Resourcing Consideration # 9

Resourcing Consideration # 10

Resourcing Consideration # 11

Resourcing Consideration # 12

7. Conclusion

Fiscal Environment

GWOT Conceptual Challenge

Notes

Glossary

Selected Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Title from title screen.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-173) and index.

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ISBN:

9798400655166

9780275998974

0275998975

OCLC:

123391018