The Aftermath of the Achille Lauro,

Abstract

The President, I believe, did the right thing in ordering American fighters to force down the Egyptian airliner and deliver the four hijackers of the Achille Lauro--the murderers of an American citizen--to justice. It was an opportunity that we could not afford to miss. The handling of the aftermath, however, has been terrible. We humiliated a friend. We bashed an ally. We snatched diplomatic disaster from the jaws of rare victory against terrorists. And despite current efforts to repair the damage, we remain pugnacious in mood, mistaken in the belief that by applying bold military force and bullying reluctant governemnts to action, we can defeat terrorism.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA170435

Entities

People

  • Brian Michael Jenkins

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Collateral Damage
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Domestic Terrorism
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Governments
  • Middle East
  • Military Operations
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Ussr

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.