Archive for October 8th, 2009

Possible Savings from Decreasing the Aircraft Carrier Battle Fleet

Stephen Abott. Budget Insight, 08 October 2009.
http://thewillandthewallet.squarespace.com/blog/2009/10/8/possible-savings-from-decreasing-the-aircraft-carrier-battle.html

For background and an assessment of the carrier “requirement” see http://www.comw.org/wordpress/dsr/osd-considers-nine-carrier-fleet

Congressional Conference Agreement calls for 8 congressionally appointed members of the QDR Independent Panel

Inside Defense reports on 08 October 2009 that the Congressional Conference Agreement provides for Congress to appoint eight members to the mandated QDR Independent Panel (see panel charter). This will bring the total number of panelists to twenty.

Afghanistan and Pakistan: The graveyard for U.S. foreign policy planning?

Gordon Adams. Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, 08 October 2009.
http://www.thebulletin.org/web-edition/columnists/gordon-adams/afghanistan-and-pakistan-the-graveyard-us-foreign-policy-plannin

Five Myths on Afghanistan

Melvin A. Goodman. truthout, 08 October 2009.
http://www.truthout.org/10080910

Civilian, Military Officials at Odds Over Resources Needed for Afghan Mission

Rajiv Chandrasekaran. Washington Post, 08 October 2009.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/07/AR2009100704088.html