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JIEDDO Head Sees Enduring Post-Afghanistan Role

Julie Samuel

Thursday, October 18th, 2012

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The head of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) said yesterday he sees a need to maintain the Pentagon organization after troops leave Afghanistan, as explosive threats exist around the world and are addressed by the varied military services. Army Lt. Gen. Michael Barbero, JIEDDO’s director, said it is wrong to ask if the Pentagon-wide organization will remain after the planned drawdown in 2014 of troops from Afghanistan, where he said improvised explosive devices (IEDs) remain “the weapon of…

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