IED Eradication Needs Global Attention, General Says
IED Eradication Needs Global Attention, General Says
By Cheryl Pellerin
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7, 2010 – Stopping the construction and use of improvised explosive devices is more than a military problem and must be addressed broadly by all governments, the director of the agency devoted to that effort said yesterday.
Army Lt. Gen. Michael L. Oates, director of the Joint IED Defeat Organization, briefs journalists on U.S. government efforts to counter IEDs, at the Foreign Press Center in Washington, D.C., Dec. 6, 2010. Photo courtesy of the Foreign Press Center
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