Countering al Qaeda :: an appreciation of the situation and suggestions for strategy /

Having achieved its initial goals in the war on terrorism, the United States is now in a second, more complex phase of the campaign. This monograph reviews events since the attacks of September 11, 2001, and discusses the current state of the al Qaeda organization and the kinds of actions that can b...

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Main Author: Jenkins, Brian Michael
Corporate Author: Rand Corporation
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND, 2002.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:Having achieved its initial goals in the war on terrorism, the United States is now in a second, more complex phase of the campaign. This monograph reviews events since the attacks of September 11, 2001, and discusses the current state of the al Qaeda organization and the kinds of actions that can be expected of it in the foreseeable future. Because al Qaeda constitutes the most serious immediate threat to the security of the United States, it is imperative that the campaign against terrorism remain focused and pragmatic. This monograph outlines and describes the essential, central elements that must be emphasized in this campaign, the ultimate aim of which is the destruction of a terrorist enterprise that threatens American security and, by extension, the security of the world.
Item Description:"MR-1620-RC."
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 30 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:0833034073
9780833034076

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