Pentagon's Quadrennial Defense Review Is About To Begin

Secretary Of Defense Robert Gates

Gates's Next Lever To Reshape The Pentagon: QDR -- Christian Science Monitor

This week, the Defense Department will begin the Quadrennial Defense Review, a year-long study that should help the secretary put his stamp on the military.

Washington - Defense Secretary Robert Gates's bid to remake the Pentagon enters a new and crucial phase this week as the Defense Department begins a year-long review of its own strategy that will inform how it should spend billions of dollars and what its priorities should be.

The result is the Quadrennial Defense Review, and in addition to the Pentagon budget, the QDR is one of the most powerful tools at Secretary Gates's disposal to try to put the military on a new course. He has argued the Pentagon must get its head in the current fights in Iraq and Afghanistan instead of gazing at the strategic horizon – preparing for hypothetical threats, such as the one posed by China.

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My Comment:The Pentagon's budget and this Review will determine the direction and scope for American's military forces for the next few years. Expect everyone to now come out of the woodwork to provide their input on this matter.