Where will military issues rank in the new administration?

[unhappycamper]

Where will military issues rank in the new administration?
By Leo Shane III, Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Tuesday, January 20, 2009

WASHINGTON — When President-elect Barack Obama officially begins his duties as president on Tuesday, military issues won’t be at the top of his list.

Barring a major new security risk or military failure, the proposed economic stimulus plan is expected to dominate most of the White House’s attention in coming weeks.

Obama’s transition team still lists "ending the war in Iraq" as the second priority on its Web site, but nearly all his recent news conferences have focused on the failures in the auto industry, job losses and other dismal economic indicators.

But whether that’s bad news for troops isn’t clear, experts say.

"When you’re looking at what will be an administration’s focus, it’s not an all or nothing issue," said Brandice Canes-Wrone, a Princeton University politics professor who focuses on public opinion and the presidency.


Rest of article at: http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=60123

[Enthusiast]

1. I read it.

They make no mention of reining in this obscene military spending. Where is the accountability? How about some transparency? What possible justification is there for outspending the entire rest of the world?