By Ann Roosevelt VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.--The deadly IED is not a conventional weapon in the hands of U.S. adversaries, it's a strategic weapon, according to the top general working to defeat them. "The IED is a strategic weapon and it's got to be dealt with as a strategic weapon," said Army Lt. Gen. Thomas Metz, director of the Joint IED Defeat Organization (JIEDDO), speaking at the June 18 Joint Warfighting Conference 2008, co-sponsored by the Armed Forces Communications Electronic Association…
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