Download or read book The Army and Defense Resource Allocation written by Tim Flanagan and published by Strategic Studies Institute U. S. Army War College. This book was released on 2007 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advocates for increased Defense spending have pointed out that defense spending, as a proportion of the gross domestic product (GDP), is at a historical low of 3-4 percent over the last 10 years, while opponents argue that the end of the Cold War and the limited war we are fighting now justify less of an investment in Defense. This year the Army's leadership is attempting to make a stronger argument for additional dollars, while simultaneously refusing to entertain the question of diverting money from Air Force and Navy funding streams.