Stop Calling the Military Budget a ‘Defense’ Budget
Stop Calling the Military Budget a ‘Defense’ Budget
Credit: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
By Norman SolomonSAN FRANCISCO, USA, Oct 6 2021 (IPS)
It’s bad enough that mainstream news outlets routinely call the Pentagon budget a “defense” budget. But the fact that progressives in Congress and even many antiwar activists also do the same is an indication of how deeply the mindsets of the nation’s warfare state are embedded…
