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Saturday, 21 July 2007

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AuthorViews is pleased to be able to offer a timely OpEd article by Robert D. Hormats based on his new book, The Price of Liberty: Paying for America’s Wars. As the U.S. Congress continues to debate and vote on funding the War in Iraq, Hormats' book provides insights that can lead to a more intelligent use of taxpayer dollars.

In The Price of Liberty, Hormats examines fiscal decisions made in American wars, beginning with the Revolution and working up to the current War on Terrorism. Successful wartime Treasury Secretaries -- from the War of 1812, through the Civil War, and into World War I -- all studied the techniques of their predecessors, and Hormats provides a clear evaluation of their effectiveness.

Hormats is Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs (International). He also served as Ambassador and Deputy U.S. Trade Representative from 1979 to 1981, and Senior Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs at the Department of State from 1977 to 1979. He served as a Senior Staff Member for International Economic Affairs on the National Security Council from 1969 to 1977, where he was Senior Economic Advisor to Dr. Henry Kissinger, General Brent Scowcroft, and Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski.

The OpEd we are offering originally appeared in The Washington Post and discusses the present war funding debate in Congress. We're thankful to the Post for allowing us to reprint it here.
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