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An Escalation of the War in Afghanistan and Pakistan is a Very Bad Policy.

Guest Author John Maszka
Available at Barnes&Noble - Terrorism And The Bush Doctrine - By John Maszka
An Escalation of the War in Afghanistan and Pakistan is a Very Bad Policy.
Conservatives and liberals can argue the merits of the surge in Iraq, or the need to deal with terrorism now rather than later. I want to focus [...]

17Aug2008 | John | 0 comments | Continued
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Political vs. Military Solutions to Terrorism

By John Maszka - Terrorism And The Bush Doctrine - By John Maszka

The war against international terrorism and its sponsors is a war unlike any we have ever known. There is no battlefield, no clash of armies. It is a war fought in the shadows and recesses of the world. Terrorism breeds among the hopeless and the alienated, in societies where democracy and economic opportunity are out of reach for most people. Military power alone will not end this scourge of mankind. Victory will require extensive international cooperation in the intelligence, economic, diplomatic, law enforcement and humanitarian fields. It will require a seamless network of cooperation between America and her allies (Hagel, 2003).

In this article, I want to discuss how terrorist organizations have successfully employed a number of political strategies to gain popular support in their respective communities,

27Jul2008 | John | 0 comments | Continued