Association of the United States Army: AUSA News

Inside This Issue

Hill Clears Defense Spending Bills
With no time to spare, the defense appropriations and authorizations bills for Fiscal Year 2007 cleared Congress.

President Reiterates Position on Iraq
President Bush said the withdrawal of U.S. troops in Iraq would be a victory for al Qaeda terrorists worldwide.

U.S. to Spend $3.5 Billion to Defeat IEDs
The Defense Department is spending almost $3.5 billion this year to defeat improvised explosive devices, and the effort’s leader said Sept. 7 he expects the same level of funding in Fiscal Year 2007.

2,000 More NATO Troops Needed for Afghanistan
NATO forces operating in southern Afghanistan need 2,000 additional soldiers, an attack helicopter squadron and some C-130 cargo planes to more quickly quell the unrest in the region that spawned the Taliban and harbored al Qaeda, the alliance’s top commander told reporters Sept. 6.

Gitmo Camps Change as Needs Change
Fourteen men, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed believed to be “the driving force behind the attacks on 11 Sept. 2001,” have been transferred to Defense Department custody at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to stand trial by military commissions.

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