Related External Research Sources
The New York Times, "The State of the War in Afghanistan" December 1, 2009
Orbis, "Defense Management Challenges for the Next American President," Ashton B. Carter, volume 53, issue 1, January 2009
Foreign Policy, U.S. Military Index
Foreign Policy, "The Best Defense" former journalist for the Washington Post, Tom Ricks, blog on national security
Foreign Affairs, "The Pentagon's Wasting Assets: Eroding Foundations of American Power," Andrew F. Krepinevich Jr., July/August 2009
Center for New American Security
Institute for the Study of War