FALL 2003 LECTURE SERIES
Thursday, November 20th, 2003, 6:00-7:30 p.m.

The World Policy Institute at New School University presents

THE $500 BILLION QUESTION:
CAN THE PENTAGON BUDGET BE CONTAINED?

a panel discussion with

CINDY WILLIAMS
Principal Research Scientist, Security Studies Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

and

DAVID GOLD
Professor of Economics, Graduate Program in International Affairs, New School University

Moderated by

WILLIAM HARTUNG
Senior Fellow, The World Policy Institute

The Bush administration has increased military spending by more than one-third since it took office in January 2001, with current projections calling for a $500 billion Pentagon budget before the end of this decade. These vast expenditures don‘t even include the $150 billion-plus in emergency spending for the wars in Iraq in Afghanistan, or the roughly $40 billion per year being devoted to homeland defense. Much of this money is being spent for programs that have little or nothing to do with fighting terrorism. This panel will take a critical look at the new military buildup. Are we getting our priorities straight? Does it make sense to finance the new buildup by running up record budget deficits? How does this buildup compare to other post-war military buildups in terms of its impacts on the economy and the federal budget?

Thursday, November 20, 2003, 6:00-7:30 p.m. Swayduck Auditorium, First Floor, 65 Fifth Avenue (between East 13-14^th). Admission is free. Visit www.dialnsa.edu for a live webcast and online discussion.

RSVP 212-229-5808 ext. 4272 to reserve seating or Email: wpi@newschool.edu

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