In his June 22 speech announcing the withdrawal of 33,000 U.S. troops by September 2012, President Barack Obama said that “it is time to focus on nation-building here at home.”…
Yearly Archives: 2011
War Savings for U.S. ‘Nation-Building’ Years Away, Analysts Say
June 24, 2011 • In the News • Original: Bloomberg
Troop Drawdown Could Yield Billions in DoD Savings
June 23, 2011 • In the News • Original: Defense News
U.S. President Barack Obama’s decision to redeploy 33,000 troops from Afghanistan by summer next year could save the Pentagon billions of dollars in operating costs in 2012 and beyond. In…
What’s It Going to Cost Us to Bring the Troops Home?
June 22, 2011 • In the News • Original: Marketplace Radio
Todd Harrison points out that “it’s quite a logistical challenge, just to pick up and move a force that’s been there for almost a decade. We’re looking at not only transporting troops back, but dismantling, uprooting bases, packing up equipment and bringing all of that home. It could cost, you know, billions of dollars.”
Pentagon Crosses $1 Trillion Threshold In War On Terror Spending
June 21, 2011 • In the News • Original: Bloomberg
The Pentagon says it has spent at least $1 trillion prosecuting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and defending the U.S. homeland, according to newly released Defense Department figures through…
A Soldier’s Soldier
June 13, 2011 • In the News • Original: Army Times
Gen. Ray Odierno has been chosen to become Army chief of staff, to replace Gen. Martin Dempsey, who was nominated to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff/…/ The…