Each year, Congress requires the Pentagon to draw up a wish list of weapons and projects that the administration didn’t ask for, known as the “Unfunded Priorities List.” These lists offer a backdoor to boosting already excessive military spending, a practice that has received criticism from both political parties.
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On Jan. 17, 63 years ago, President Dwight Eisenhower bid adieu to his second term in office. His parting remarks were equally appropriate for a United States about to be shaken by the Cuban Missile Crisis as they are for the 21st century humanitarian catastrophes wrought by the invasion of Ukraine and the offensive in Gaza.