Military Counterdrug Patrols Along the Southwest Border: A Bridge too Far.

Abstract

This paper examines the current policy of deploying military units along the Southwest Border as part of the overall DOD counterdrug strategy. The paper looks at the impact of drug abuse in America, describes the National and Military counterdrug strategies, details the history of U.S. militarization of the Southwest Border and its relationship to current tactical operations, and examines the legal constraints of Posse Comitatus. Finally, an analysis of the effectiveness of the policy of employing military ground forces along the Southwest Border as part of the overall DOD counterdrug strategy is accomplished using the criteria of: acceptability, feasibility, and adequacy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 06, 1998
Accession Number
ADA345459

Entities

People

  • Andrew J. Stanley

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Criminals
  • Detection
  • Drug Abuse
  • Drug Interdiction
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Employment
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Human Population
  • Law
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Societies
  • Violence
  • War Colleges

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