Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2003
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
vi, 56 p. ;
Dimensions
23 cm
GENERAL NOTES
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"December 2003."
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 46-56)
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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The author examines three features of the war on terrorism as currently defined and conducted: (1) the administration's postulation of the terrorist threat, (2) the scope and feasibility of U.S. war aims, and (3) the war's political, fiscal, and military sustainability. He believes that the war on terrorism--as opposed to the campaign against al-Qaeda-- lacks strategic clarity, embraces unrealistic objectives, and may not be sustainable over the long haul. He calls for downsizing the scope of the war on terrorism to reflect concrete U.S. security interests and the limits of American military power
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Combat sustainability (Military science)
National security-- United States
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Record, Jeffrey
CORPORATE BODY NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Army War College (U.S.)., Strategic Studies Institute