POL 201 Week 3 DQ 2 Defense Spending and the Military.pdf

POL 201 Week 3 DQ 2 Defense Spending and the Military-Industrial ComplexClick Here to Buy the Tutorialhttp://www.uoptutorial.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=459&product_id=6942For more course tutorials visitwww.uoptutorial.comDefense Spending and the Military-Industrial Complex. Levin-Waldman (2012, pp. 186-89) analyzes how "iron triangles" link Congress, the bureaucracy, and interest groups in selfservingrelationships that influence policy in ways that are contrary to the public interest. In1961, at the end of President Eisenhower's second term, he gave a farewell address to thenation in which he warned of the dangers of a "military-industrial complex." Manycommentators today see the military-industrial complex as an example of an iron triangle thatbloats the defense budget and distorts national priorities. Not everyone would accept thisanalysis, however, especially defense "hawks" in Congress, the military bureaucracies, anddefense industries.In your initial post of at least 200-250 words, briefly explain the iron triangle model ofpolicy-making involving Congress, the bureaucracy, and interest groups. Analyzeinformation about relationships among Congress, the military bureaucracies, and defenseindustries. Draw your own conclusion, and support it with facts and with persuasivereasoning, about the impact of these relationships on defense spending. Evaluate the accuracyof the iron triangle model as a basis for understanding the process of making defensespending policy.