Turns out it's not just the people of southeastern Colorado who think the Army needs to better explain why it needs to expand its Piñon Canyon training facility. An investigative arm of Congress has now called upon the Army to do just that. It's a welcome voice of reason in a debate that's been clouded by suspicion and an alarming paucity of information. Army leaders should heed the recommendations. At issue is the Army's fervent declaration that it needs to expand the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site. First, the plan was to acquire an additional 418,577 acres. After nearby landowners and members of Colorado's congressional delegation raised a stink, the Army announced it needed only 100,000 acres. But as the U.S. Government Accountability Office pointed out, the Army did not explain why it could do with less land or how much of the 100,000 acres would be used for actual training.In the editorial, the Army claims it will have a 4.5 million acre land shortfall by 2013. What a laugh.
Anyway, it's nice to see the Denver Post take this position.
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