“In our democracy, where the government is truly an agent of popular will, military policy is dependent on public opinion, and our organization for war will be good or bad as the public is well informed or poorly informed.” George C. Marshall.
The armed forces support the government during international interaction when diplomacy and the police does not work. According to the U.S. Military Strategy “the U.S. militaries propose is to protect our nation and win wars.” In the globalized world, the challenges facing the nation have evolved from an economic war to a conflict of ideas such as organizations that use extreme violence to achieve their goals. In addition, the diffusion of technology, and the changes in the domography in the world, creates new challenges as this technology “enable a global information environment …show more content…
Terrorism is a tactic which it has an ideological context that aims to instill fear in the population to achieve his own objectives After September 11, 2001, the global war against terrorism began. Nonetheless, this tactic is not new but 9/11 drives to maximize the propaganda value of terrorist attacks. In 2001 CENTCOM began operation enduring freedom, a joint and a combined war against al Qaeda. Furthermore, as in the first Gulf War the first phase was a precision bombardment in conjunction with the insertion of special forces with a great success.
According to the National Security Strategy the United States Armed Forces must be in condition to face and conduct operations against terrorism and defend the nation at the same time. In addition, deter aggression and secure allies through presence and commitment. After the terrorist attacks born the question whether it is a just war attacking non-estate
The armed forces support the government during international interaction when diplomacy and the police does not work. According to the U.S. Military Strategy “the U.S. militaries propose is to protect our nation and win wars.” In the globalized world, the challenges facing the nation have evolved from an economic war to a conflict of ideas such as organizations that use extreme violence to achieve their goals. In addition, the diffusion of technology, and the changes in the domography in the world, creates new challenges as this technology “enable a global information environment …show more content…
Terrorism is a tactic which it has an ideological context that aims to instill fear in the population to achieve his own objectives After September 11, 2001, the global war against terrorism began. Nonetheless, this tactic is not new but 9/11 drives to maximize the propaganda value of terrorist attacks. In 2001 CENTCOM began operation enduring freedom, a joint and a combined war against al Qaeda. Furthermore, as in the first Gulf War the first phase was a precision bombardment in conjunction with the insertion of special forces with a great success.
According to the National Security Strategy the United States Armed Forces must be in condition to face and conduct operations against terrorism and defend the nation at the same time. In addition, deter aggression and secure allies through presence and commitment. After the terrorist attacks born the question whether it is a just war attacking non-estate