Download or read book Irrational Security written by Daniel Wirls and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irrational security -- After the Cold War : from buildup to bottom-up -- What comes down must go up : Clinton and the politics of military spending -- From ambition to empire : Bush and military policy before and after 9/11 -- Hidden in plain sight : the Bush military buildup -- Paying the price : from Bush to Obama.