Honorable Buck McKeon
U.S. Representative, California, Republican
Representative McKeon, of the Twenty-Fifth District of California, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1992. He is chair of the Armed Services Committee. The following is excerpted from a March 20, 2012, statement during the House Armed Services Committee hearing on “Developments in Afghanistan.” The last year has been a consequential time for coalition efforts in Afghanistan. During this time period, with the surge forces in place, United States and NATO forces have conducted major operations to push back the Taliban in the south of Afghanistan; launched operations from Afghanistan to kill Osama bin Laden…
