Freshman Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle (R-NY) has requested the Government Accountability Office conduct an independent analysis of the trinational Medium Extended Air Defense System and the Patriot air missile defense system to determine which option is most affordable. In a July 29 letter to Comptroller General Gene Dodaro, Buerkle outlined parameters to consider in conducting an investigation into the cost and benefit of both systems, but provided no desired time line for completion in her letter. "In our view, it...
