An Interview with General Joseph Votel, USA (Ret) President and CEO of Business Executives for National Security (BENS), and Former Commander of U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) and U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)

Abstract

First and foremost, we have largely blunted the platform that was used to attack our country on 9/11, and our military operations there have ensured that the area cannot be used as a location from which to attack our citizens or our homeland. We certainly have accomplished that. I think we have also provided the opportunity for the Afghan people to move forward in their own way; to exercise self-rule, for example. It has certainly been a very difficult path and it will continue to be as we move forward. It is not an easy situation, but I think we have provided the opportunity for them to become a more stable part of the Central Asian scene, and hopefully not be a platform from which terrorist organizations or other elements of instability can continue to impact the people of Afghanistan or others in the region.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 22, 2020
Accession Number
AD1137522

Entities

People

  • Joseph Votel

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Central Asia
  • Counterterrorism
  • Department Of State
  • Emerging Technology
  • Governments
  • Gray Zone
  • Hybrid Warfare
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • United States Special Operations Command
  • Urban Areas
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control