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The United States government’s reaction to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 led to dramatic increases in Pentagon funding and revenues for weapons contractors. | ''The United States government’s reaction to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 led to dramatic increases in Pentagon funding and revenues for weapons contractors. While the costs and consequences of America’s war policies of the twenty-first century have been well-documented, the question of who has profited from this approach has received less attention. Corporations large and small have been, by far, the largest beneficiaries of the post-9/11 surge in military spending. Since the start of the war in Afghanistan, Pentagon spending has totaled over $14 trillion, one-third to one-half of which went to defense contractors.2 Some of these corporations earned profits that are widely considered legitimate. Other profits were the consequence of questionable or corrupt business practices that amount to waste, fraud, abuse, price-gouging or profiteering.'' | ||
While the costs and consequences of America’s war policies of the twenty-first century have been well-documented, the question of who has profited from this approach has | |||
received less attention. Corporations large and small have been, by far, the largest beneficiaries of the post-9/11 surge in military spending. Since the start of the war in Afghanistan, Pentagon spending has totaled over $14 trillion, one-third to one-half of which went to defense contractors.2 Some of these corporations earned profits that are widely considered legitimate. Other profits were the consequence of questionable or corrupt business practices that amount to waste, fraud, abuse, price-gouging or profiteering. | |||
The Pentagon’s increasing reliance on private contractors in the post-9/11 period | ''The Pentagon’s increasing reliance on private contractors in the post-9/11 period raises multiple questions of accountability, transparency, and effectiveness...'' | ||
raises multiple questions of accountability, transparency, and effectiveness... | |||
Read the Costs of Post 9/11 War Report: | '''Read the Costs of Post 9/11 War Full Report:''' | ||
* https://www.greenpolicy360.net/mw/images/Profits_of_War_Hartung_Costs_of_War_Sept_13%2C_2021.pdf | * https://www.greenpolicy360.net/mw/images/Profits_of_War_Hartung_Costs_of_War_Sept_13%2C_2021.pdf |
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Profits of War: Corporate Beneficiaries of the Post-9/11
Pentagon Spending Surge
William D. Hartung
Center for International Policy
Brown University / Watson Institute
September 13, 2021
The United States government’s reaction to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 led to dramatic increases in Pentagon funding and revenues for weapons contractors. While the costs and consequences of America’s war policies of the twenty-first century have been well-documented, the question of who has profited from this approach has received less attention. Corporations large and small have been, by far, the largest beneficiaries of the post-9/11 surge in military spending. Since the start of the war in Afghanistan, Pentagon spending has totaled over $14 trillion, one-third to one-half of which went to defense contractors.2 Some of these corporations earned profits that are widely considered legitimate. Other profits were the consequence of questionable or corrupt business practices that amount to waste, fraud, abuse, price-gouging or profiteering.
The Pentagon’s increasing reliance on private contractors in the post-9/11 period raises multiple questions of accountability, transparency, and effectiveness...
Read the Costs of Post 9/11 War Full Report:
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