REPORT ON BASING

DECISIONS IN THE WHITE

HOUSE

Senator John Alexander III of

Arizona
President Pro Tempore
Dear Members of the Senate and the American Public,

Enclosed in this report are the results of an analysis of the nearly 75,000 documents that
were dropped off from various offices on the issue of basing decisions throughout the United
States. The most urgent thing that needed to happen was to be able to get out the vital
information that the American public needed to know. The other most important thing is that
these findings would be found outside of the political arena.
My office received 1500 pages of documents from the White House, mainly from the
Office of Management and Budget, National Security Council, and the Domestic Policy Council.
On top of that over 70,000 pages of documents were received from the Defense Department. The
information I received was redacted prior to protect classified information pertaining to issues of
National Security. The top priority needed to be protecting all Americans at a time when the War
on Terror is still being waged.
After receiving the documents I immediately handed them over to a private organization
who would analyze the documents for my office. This ensured that politics would not influence
this report but instead would come from a third party. This process has been above reproach and
will ensure that the American People hear what they need to hear.
I thank everyone involved in this process to ensure that the truth is what is revealed. That
is all that these documents needed to prove was the truth. I ask that no one be negatively harmed
occupationally or by any other means, by the results of these findings. At the request of the
Senate I will be more than willing to release the full documents to the general public. But below
you just find the reports of the findings of the document analysis by an independent firm.
Sincerely Yours,
/s/John Alexander III
United States Senator from Arizona
President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate

Findings from the Subpoenaed Documents on

Basing Decisions
1. Recommendations for Basing for New Divisons. This report, produced by the Office of
the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations and Environment in conjunction with
the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff of the Army for Installation Management,
exhaustively examines where the eight new divisions should be stationed. The report
suggests establishing just three new bases, and basing the other five new divisions at Fort
McPherson (Georgia), Fort Benning (Georgia), Fort Knox (Kentucky), Fort Hood
(Texas), and Fort Polk (Louisiana). The report also recommends the 1st Armored
Division, moving back from Europe, be stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas (whereas the
President ultimately ordered the 1st stationed at Fort Polk, Louisiana).

2. "Analysis of New Basing Costs." This report, produced by the White House Office of
Management and Budget, exhaustively examines the costs of the President's basing
proposal. The OMB finds that the President's plan will cost approximately $50 million
more than the Army's recommended basing plan, that (relatively small) cost being the
result of the need to purchase more acreage for new bases.

3. "War on Nature." This informal memo, produced by several mid-level officials in the
Environmental Protection Agency, heavily criticizes the President's decision to establish a
base at Fort Rilea, Oregon, instead of simply using the base at Fort Bliss, Texas. These
officials express horror at the potential impact of military training exercises on the
ecosystem in the 150 acres of state forest that Fort Rilea will be established upon, and
express outrage that the Rilea forrest would be harmed in this way when, by their
estimate, two divisions could be placed at Fort Bliss without the slightest bit of
environmental impact. The EPA did not include these findings in its formal
environmental impact statement for the base because the Oregon National Guard had
previously planned to use those acres for training, so compared to prior plans, no
difference. But those prior plans had been cancelled, so the forest might've been spared
otherwise.

4. There were many email conversations that occurred within multiple offices. None of
these emails will be fully published in the interest of protecting those who are involved.
There were emails that called the Presidents decisions as political and just plain wrong.
Other emails stated that geographic diversity was not a factor in the decision making
process for basing the new armored divisions. Once again these emails will not be
released for the protection of those who may have sent the emails.