The Manas Boondoggle: U.S. Needs Operational Energy Strategy

The Manas Boondoggle: U.S. Needs Operational Energy Strategy

By: Christine Parthemore | Briefing

The lengths to which the U.S. was forced to go to ensure the supply of fuel to Manas, an air base critical to the war effort in Afghanistan, highlight the fact that the Defense Department lacks a long-term energy strategy. More broadly, the U.S. government must address energy issues as they pertain to military operations to minimize future boondoggles and mitigate their negative geopolitical side effects.