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| Name: | U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)
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PRO
to the question "Should the U.S. have attacked Iraq?"
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| Reasoning: |
"The United States did not choose war—Saddam Hussein did. For twelve years, he violated 17 United Nations resolutions without cost or consequence. His regime had an international obligation to: To destroy its weapons of mass destruction; and To prove to the world that they had done so. He refused to do so. It was the UN Security Council which passed the 17th resolution declaring Saddam Hussein was in 'material breach' of his disarmament obligations, and giving him one 'final opportunity' to disarm...Had he done so, war could have been avoided." Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense at the time of the quote
"Testimony on Iraq to the Senate Armed Services Committee, Washington, DC" July 9, 2003
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| A. Description: |
"3. FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE As prescribed by higher authority, the Department of Defense shall maintain and employ armed Forces to:
3.2. Ensure, by timely and effective military action, the security of the United States, its possessions, and areas vital to its interest. 3.3. Uphold and advance the national policies and interests of the United States." Department of Defense Directive Number 5100.1
August 1, 2002
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| B. Mission: | "Our Bottom Line
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| C. Structure: | Governmental Organization
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| D. Members: | "With over 1.3 million men and women on active duty, and 669,281 civilian personnel, we are the nation's largest employer. Another 1.1 million serve in the National Guard and Reserve forces." "DoD 101: An Introductory Overview of the Department of Defense"
www.defenselink.mil, January 17, 2007
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"President Bush’s fiscal year (FY) 2006 budget for Department of Defense (DoD) requests $419.3 billion in DoD discretionary budget authority for FY 2006." "President Bush’s FY 2006 Defense Budget"
www.defenselink.mil/news/Feb2005/d20050207budget.pdf January 17, 2007
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| F. Sr. Executive: |
Robert M. Gates
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| G. Title: | Secretary of Defense "The Secretary of Defense is the principal defense policy advisor to the President and is responsible for the formulation of general defense policy and policy related to all matters of direct and primary concern to the DoD, and for the execution of approved policy. Under the direction of the President, the Secretary exercises authority, direction, and control over the Department of Defense." www.defenselink.mil, January 17, 2007
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| I: # of offices: | "Headquarters of the Department of Defense, the Pentagon is one of the world's largest office buildings... Department of Defense employees work in more than 163 countries. 450,925 troops and civilians are overseas both afloat and ashore. We operate in every time zone and in every climate." "DoD 101: An Introductory Overview of the Department of Defense"
www.defenselink.mil, January 17, 2007 |
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| J: Staff: | Department of Defense Organization Chart
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| Relevant Affiliations: | "Our chief executive officer is the President of the United States....The President, in the constitutional role as commander-in-chief of the armed forces, is the senior military authority in the nation and as such is ultimately responsible for the protection of the United States from all enemies, foreign and domestic. As part of the Constitution’s system of checks and balances, our budget must be approved by the U.S. Congress, which acts as our board of directors." "DoD 101: An Introductory Overview of the Department of Defense"
www.defenselink.mil, January 17, 2007
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