IED Detectors Near Brink In Pentagon Budget -- Washington Times
Defense Department weighs program's necessity, cost.
The Pentagon is eyeing cuts in a war office thought to be untouchable: the organization that devises ways to foil the No. 1 killer of U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
Officials say the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) has done good work in developing jammers and detection equipment to neutralize the enemy's use of roadside bombs.
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My Comment: The key sentence in this article is the following ....
"JIEDDO has managed to spend billions over the last three years without any significant improvement in defenses against bombs," said a Pentagon official who requested anonymity in order to speak freely about policy.
Yup .... billions spent and little if any results to show for it. That about sums it up.
2 comments:
Well, without having read the article, I assume that their efforts to reduce the impact of IEDs on troops was (out)matched by the insurgents opposite agenda..?
correct Mark
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