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Jun 23, 2011 Defense Drumbeat

Wednesday night, the President announced an aggressive drawdown that appears to conform to a politically motivated timetable set out in 2009. This drawdown will remove 10,000 troops from Afghanistan by the end of this year, followed by 23,000 more by summer 2012.

Admiral Mullen Testifies to House Armed Services Committee about Drawdown Plan

Jun 23, 2011 Press Release

Washington, DC – U.S. Rep Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.) issued the following statement today during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on President Obama’s troop withdrawal plan:

“Good morning. The House Armed Services Committee meets today to receive testimony on the President’s decision to withdraw 10,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year and the remaining 23,000 surge forces by next summer. 

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Jun 23, 2011 Press Release

Washington, DC – In response to President Obama’s plan to sharply reduce U.S. troop presence in Afghanistan, Rep Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.) issued the following statement: 

Jun 21, 2011 Press Release

U.S. Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon released the following statement following the confirmation of Leon Panetta to be the next Secretary of Defense:

Jun 21, 2011 Press Release

Washington, DC --Ahead of President Obama’s speech on a potential drawdown in Afghanistan, U.S. House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.) today praised the hard-won gains made by U.S. and coalition forces but cautioned against any drawdown that would arrest strategic momentum there.

Jun 16, 2011 Press Release

Washington, D.C. - The Obama Administration today sent  to Congress documentation providing their rationale for failing to comply with the War Powers Resolution for military operations in Libya. Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in response to the White House’s Libya policy.

Jun 14, 2011 Defense Drumbeat
Eighteen months after President Obama ordered a surge of U.S. troops into Afghanistan, the president and his advisers are debating how many troops to withdraw from the country beginning next month. As this debate continues in the White House and around the country, there is growing skepticism about the wisdom of such a drawdown with substantial progress at stake.
Jun 11, 2011 Press Release

Washington D.C.—In a letter to Defense Department, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee enlisted the assistance of Secretary Gates to ensure the Administration complies with the resolution regarding Libya operations passed last week by the U.S. House of Representatives. U.S. Rep. Howard P.

Jun 1, 2011 Defense Drumbeat

A recent article in the Weekly Standard extolled the defense funding levels agreed to in the U.S. House and commended the Armed Services Committee and Chairman Buck McKeon for his work.

According to the Standard, President Obama grew bolder in his determination to make defense cuts after the 2008 election. Mr. McKeon was credited for halting that trend:

May 30, 2011 Press Release

Santa Clarita, California—On Memorial Day, President Obama announced new leadership for the Department of Defense, naming General Martin E. Dempsey to replace Admiral Mike Mullen as the next Chairman and Admiral James Winnefeld as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. General Raymond Odierno has also been named to replace General Dempsey as Army Chief of Staff.

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