Terrorism Policies In The United States

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Based on what I have read and seen, terrorism is a very tricky problem to deal with. I believe this is why there have only been two different terrorism policies in the present time being the Powell Doctrine first and the Bush Doctrine. My way of thinking towards preventing and countering terrorist groups in the world is right along the lines of the Bush Doctrine. This basically allows the United States government to use every tool in our power to act against possible threats. The Doctrine also says that America will act against threats before they form and start to cause problems. With these policies in place it gives each nation a choice, either you are with us or you are terrorists (Kegley). I like the policy of trying to stop the groups

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