Terrorism focus of new US military strategy-report

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Source: Reuters

Terrorism focus of new US military strategy-report

31 Jul 2008 03:51:30 GMT
Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON, July 31 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates last month approved a new National Defense Strategy that recommends making fighting al Qaeda and other militant groups the top military priority in coming decades, the Washington Post reported in Thursday editions.

The document, which has been shared with U.S. lawmakers but not published, calls for the military to master "irregular" warfare rather than focusing on conventional conflicts with other states, said the newspaper.

"Iraq and Afghanistan remain the central fronts in the struggle, but we cannot lose sight of the implications of fighting a long-term, episodic, multi-front, and multi-dimensional conflict more complex and diverse than the Cold War confrontation with communism," the Post quoted the 23-page document as saying.

"Success in Iraq and Afghanistan is crucial to winning this conflict, but it alone will not bring victory," it said.

Read more: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N30468214.htm

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1. And leaving us wide open for a real threat

[Bragi]

2. Not a Good Idea: rand Corp

Don't you love it when two reports come out concurrently saying exactly the opposite things?

The Bush administration's terrorism-fighting strategy has not significantly undermined al-Qaeda's capabilities, according to a major new study that argues the struggle against terrorism is better waged by law enforcement agencies than by armies.

See http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3416653

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3. More mental masturbation from our ruling elites. nt