The USMilitary Has Experienced Problems with Pork Barrel Politics Because

question 86

Multiple Choice

The U.S.military has experienced problems with pork barrel politics because:

• A) civilians who control the military have forced it on defense agencies.
• B) military spending-on contracts and military bases-can become a matter not just of military need but a concern of narrow political and economic interests.
• C) the creation of the Department of Defense by merging different agencies created a larger and more complex bureaucracy.
• D) recent wars, including those in Afghanistan and Iraq, required higher military spending.

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