Dec 29, 2011
Except for libertarian Ron Paul, all the candidates currently seeking the Republican nomination for President of the United States have chastised President Obama for his decision to remove U.S. troops from Iraq. Senior Military Fellow Lt. Gen. Robert Gard (USA, Ret.) explains why the GOP candidates are wrong in this new analysis.
May 12, 2011
A summary of Iraq and Afghanistan war funding through Fiscal Year (FY) 2012.
May 12, 2011
The Afghan Study Group produced a report in April 2011, entitled “A New Way Forward: Rethinking U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan” that offers recommendations to the U.S. government and military and rationale for resolving the current civil war in Afghanistan by political means.
May 6, 2011
The “Afghanistan: Negotiating Peace” report, co-chaired by two internationally renowned diplomats, outlines a political solution for the war in Afghanistan because, they argue, there is no military solution. The foundation for their case is that there is a military stalemate, the Taliban cannot be effectively excluded, the majority of the Afghan and Western public are war-weary and it is a propitious time for negotiations.
Feb 16, 2011
This week marks the one-year anniversary of the US military offensive into Marjah in Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan. Operation Moshtarak, as it was called, was the largest military operation in Afghanistan since the removal of the Taliban regime in the fall of 2001. However, it served not just as a military operation, but also as a high profile public relations campaign and the "official" start of America's escalation of the Afghan War.*
Jan 5, 2011
Several media outlets, including the Guardian and McClatchy, reported this week that US Marines in one part of Sangin, one of the most violent districts in Helmand Province, have, through 25 days of negotiations, reached a deal with local Afghan leaders. It is, of course, too early to know whether this deal is even real and, if it is, whether it will last.
Jan 20, 2010
President Obama inherited three wars: Iraq, Afghanistan and the fight against al Qaeda. And despite all the promise of a fresh approach as he took office, and a steady stream of rhetoric since then about the need for adversaries around the world to find common ground, his administration has inherited the tendency of its predecessor to rely too heavily on military solutions to these conflicts.
Dec 17, 2009
The Conference agreement on the Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Appropriations bill was adopted by the full House on Wednesday, December 16, roughly 24 hours after it became available for public viewing. The Senate is expected to act on the legislation this week. The bill includes $497.7 billion for the Department of Defense’s annual “base” budget, excluding funding for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Dec 2, 2009
Adding 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan will cost $30 billion during Fiscal Year 2010. In this new fact sheet, Travis Sharp expresses this hefty sum in more accessible terms, including the cost per taxpayer, cost per minute, and opportunity cost.
Jul 28, 2009
On July 22, 2009, the House Appropriations Committee completed its markup of the fiscal year 2010 Defense Appropriations bill (HR 3326). The Committee bill provides $636.6 billion in total funding, $3.8 billion less than the President’s request. Of the total, $508.4 billion is for the Department of Defense “base” budget and $128.2 billion is for ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Jul 13, 2009
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) completed its markup of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Defense Authorization bill (S. 1390) on June 25, 2009. The marked up bill recommends $679.8 billion in funding, $375 million less than requested by the administration.
Jun 25, 2009
President Obama decided not to release a new group of detainee abuse photographs because he believes they would inflame our enemies and threaten American troops. Indeed, the shocking photos from Abu Ghraib have served as a powerful recruiting tool for al-Qaeda and have sparked outrage across the world.
Jun 16, 2009
As part of their work on the second FY 2009 war supplemental, members of Congress provided nearly $7 billion in “add-ons” or funds not sought by the Pentagon. Much of this additional funding is being included as part of the supplemental because these programs are controversial and might not otherwise be funded through the normal budget process.
Jun 15, 2009
On June 11, House and Senate conferees approved a $105.9 billion emergency supplemental appropriations bill for the latter part of FY 2009. The bill includes $79.9 billion for the Department of Defense, primarily to fund military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, roughly $4.4 billion more than the amount sought by the administration.
May 8, 2009
On May 8, the Obama Administration released complete details of its Fiscal Year 2010 Pentagon Spending Request. The request included $533.8 billion for the Department of Defense and $130 billion to support "Overseas Contingency Operations" (military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan), included for the first time as part of the White House’s annual budget request, rather than through special supplemental appropriations bills.
Apr 28, 2009
With 100 days now behind him and more than 1,000 left to go in his first term, President Barack Obama has given us much to celebrate – especially when compared to the dismal years of the Bush administration. John Isaacs offers a progress report on the Obama administration.
Apr 13, 2009
On April 9, the Obama administration released details of its Fiscal Year 2009 supplemental funding request for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The total request is $83.4 billion to fund ongoing military, diplomatic, and intelligence operations. In this brief analysis, Chris Hellman examines the request and puts war funding to date in context.
Mar 31, 2009
In today's disastrous economic climate, the U.S. government desperately needs to prioritize its top national security objectives and realign spending accordingly. As Lt. Gen. Robert Gard and Travis Sharp argue in this Huffington Post commentary, Congress must stop recklessly pumping taxpayer dollars into weapons systems unneeded for the foreseeable future and instead focus on revitalizing underfunded competencies such as military personnel and foreign assistance.
Mar 31, 2009
During the week of March 30, both the House and Senate will consider their respective versions of the Budget Resolution. In their mark ups, both the House and Senate Budget Committees provide $686 billion in fiscal year 2010 funding for both the Pentagon and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Mar 26, 2009
For those who believe that America's defense spending was dangerously misallocated over the last eight years, the good news is that national security spending under the Obama administration will be markedly different than under President Bush. In this new policy brief, Travis Sharp and Katie Mounts highlight three policy objectives President Obama is poised to begin implementing this year.
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