Fighting Another Banana War: Campaign Planning in the Horn of Africa
Abstract
The early twentieth-century foreign policy goal of preventing foreign intervention in Latin America and the current goal of preventing terrorist organizations intervention and operations in the Horn of Africa (HOA) are very similar. The countries in the HOA represent a wide variation of governmental capabilities and sincerity regarding the apprehension and prosecution of global terrorist operating within their borders. These variations provide unique parallels to several countries in Latin America in the early 1900's which lacked national stability and therefore invited foreign intervention. By conducting an analysis of three early l9OO's military interventions in Nicaragua, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic, this paper will determine how effective the use of military force is to conduct stability operations, and also point out the pitfalls of its use. Additionally, it will provide the key blocks for the Joint Task Force (JTF) HOA to build on in order to conduct a successful military campaign in the HOA.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 03, 2003
- Accession Number
- ADA415356
Entities
People
- Scott F. Benedict
Organizations
- Naval War College