The Department of Defense annouced today that it is appointing a retired four-star general to develop a strategy for countering the damage being done to U.S. forces by Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Iraq.
The new IED Czar is retired U.S. Army Gen. Montgomery Meigs. He takes over from Brig. Gen. Joseph Votel, current director of the Joint Improvised Explosive
Device Defeat Task Force (JIEDD-TF).
“The challenge we face from IED’s is in part technological, but goes beyond that to encompass the manner in which our forces operate, their tactics and their procedures,” said Rumsfeld. “General Votel has helped focus resources and thinking on the many technological aspects of this challenge. Meigs will bring a senior commander’s operational perspective to the overall IED effort, which has been ongoing since 2003. I thank him for his willingness to resume public service.”
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