Jun 25, 2008
General David Petraeus's new counterinsurgency guidance document contains many useful prescriptions, but it does not offer the strategic guidance that is still missing from U.S. policy toward Iraq. Despite recent tactical successes, we still don't have an answer to Petraeus's haunting question: "Tell me how does this end?"
Jun 25, 2008
With the aim of restoring America's standing in the eyes of the world, a bipartisan group of high-level former administration officials, retired military leaders, World War II military interrogators and religious leaders of many faiths are releasing today a blueprint to re-establish our values and moral principles.
Jun 12, 2008
The Senate Armed Services Committee released its markup of S. 3001, the Fiscal Year 2009 Defense Authorization bill, on May 1, 2008. S. 3001, as reported to the full Senate by the Armed Services Committee, fully funds the administration's $612.5 billion FY2009 National Defense request. As part of this total, the Committee authorized $70 billion in additional funding for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Jun 11, 2008
As is usually the case in Iraq, the significance of recent events is more than the sum of its parts. In this web commentary, Military Policy Analyst Travis Sharp goes beyond the headlines to examine what is really motivating negotiations on the U.S.-Iraq long-term agreement.
American and Iraqi motives
Jun 5, 2008
The neglected humanitarian emergency suggests the need for a new strategy in Iraq. Given the nature of the Iraqi crisis, this new strategy will undoubtedly require an expansive role for the United Nations. If peacekeeping efforts were to be integrated into the U.N. mandate for Iraq, a host of positive improvements could come about.
May 20, 2008
The House Armed Services Committee completed its markup of the Fiscal Year 2009 Defense Authorization bill (HR 5658) on May 15, 2008. The marked up bill recommends an overall authorization level of $601.4 billion, the amount requested by the administration.
May 15, 2008
If the new $168.4 billion Iraq war funding supplemental is enacted into law, Congress will have approved approximately $864 billion in DOD, State/USAID, and VA funding for the Global War on Terror (GWOT) since 2001. This would cement Iraq and Afghanistan's place as the second costliest conflict in U.S. history.
May 12, 2008
In redefining the laws of war, the United States has overridden long-established international human rights law enshrined in United Nations detainment policies.
Apr 17, 2008
On April 16, the Senate Appropriations Committee held a hearing on Iraq war funding with Office of Management and Budget Director Jim Nussle. Senators had every right to be upset: Nussle's testimony was riddled with misleading half-truths and outright inaccuracies.
Apr 15, 2008
Intelligent defense planning relies on requirements, tradeoffs, and a thorough evaluation of risk – not GDP – to determine need. Defense spending should remain subject to budgetary survival of the fittest.
Apr 4, 2008
On April 8 and 9, General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker will testify before Congress about the progress of U.S. military operations in Iraq. Here are ten tough questions members of Congress need to ask.
Apr 2, 2008
In a conference call with national reporters on April 1, Lieutenant General Robert Gard set the record straight on the surge. "Iraq is more bitterly divided along ethnic, sectarian, and factional lines than it was before the surge began," concluded Gard, who serves as the Senior Military Fellow at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. Read the full transcript of Gard's remarks here.
Mar 5, 2008
Six and a half years after the United States initiated the so-called "Global War on Terror" (GWOT) by invading Afghanistan, the continued use of emergency supplemental budgeting to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is undermining America's ability to plan responsibly for present and future threats.
Mar 4, 2008
The United States is far and away the leader in arms sales agreements with the Middle East. This analysis shows why.
Mar 3, 2008
The United States is far and away the leader in worldwide arms sales agreements. This analysis shows why.
Feb 29, 2008
In this comprehensive analysis, Executive Director John Isaacs compares and contrasts the three remaining presidential candidates' positions on Iraq, Iran, nuclear weapons, missile defense, and much more.
Feb 25, 2008
This chart shows how the United States spends $12.3 billion per month in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Feb 20, 2008
This graph compares U.S. defense spending in 2008 and 2009 to previous historical highs during World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and the Reagan-era buildup. All figures are in 2008 dollars.
Feb 20, 2008
This graph shows the growth in U.S. defense spending from 2001 to 2009.
Feb 15, 2008
The administration's entire "body language" leans toward a long-term presence in Iraq. Any agreement that the U.S. and Iraq sign this year will make it more difficult for the next President to disentangle the United States from the mess in Iraq.
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