How Should the War on Terrorism Be Prosecuted?
POLICY FORUMTuesday, October 30, 2001
11:00 a.m.
Featuring Kim Holmes, Heritage Foundation; Dave McIntyre, Analytic Services, Inc.; Amb. Chas. Freeman, Middle East Policy Council; Michael Ledeen, American Enterprise Institute; Robert D. Novak, Chicago Sun-Times.
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In his address to a joint session of Congress and the American people on September 20, 2001, President Bush spoke about conducting a worldwide war on terrorism in the wake of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. He stated that the United States would "direct every resource at our command … to the disruption and defeat of the global terror network." Further, he noted that "Americans should not expect one battle, but a lengthy campaign, unlike any other we have ever seen." The initial strikes against Afghanistan appear to be directed against Osama bin Laden, his al Qaeda terrorist network, and the Taliban regime that has sheltered him, rather than a worldwide war.
Should the "war on terrorism" be directed more narrowly or should it be extended to other terrorist groups and supporting countries? How should the war be conducted militarily and diplomatically?