Legally Funding Military Support to Stability, Security, Transition, and Reconstruction Operations

摘要

The pre-conflict SSTR operations conducted outside of Afghanistan and Iraq face significant funding challenges that substantially affect the operational units conducting these operations. Generally, the funds available for these operations are difficult to use because they are heavily restricted. Additionally, they do not allow the units to execute the types of missions that are necessary to achieve strategic success. Congress should either ease the restrictions that are placed on these funding mechanisms, or create new appropriations that are more expansive and easier to use.