DOD argues panel would 'divert resources'

Panetta, Dempsey Oppose Afghanistan-Pakistan Study Group Proposal

/ November 22, 2011 at 10:35 PM
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey agree that the government should not "divert resources" to establish a bipartisan Afghanistan-Pakistan study group proposed on Capitol Hill, according to a spokesman for Dempsey. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA), the author of an amendment to the fiscal year 2012 defense-spending bill calling for the creation of the panel, sent several letters to Pentagon leaders in recent months -- including six to Panetta and at least...

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