JIEDDO Director: IEDs A Global Concern That Transcends Organizations

By Jen Judson / November 10, 2011 at 5:13 PM
The future of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization is less important than the need to continue trying to solve what has become a global concern, the JIEDDO director said today. Lt. Gen. Michael Barbero said at a breakfast meeting this morning that he is often asked, "What is the future of JIEDDO? What is the future of the organization? I tell people . . . that is the wrong question. The right question is, 'Is the IED here...

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