The Military's Role on the War on Drugs

Abstract

President George Bush warned the nation that the gravest threat facing our country today is drugs. Traditionally, a problem facing only civilian agencies. the president thrust the military into the middle of an expanding war - - a war being fought on many fronts against powerful enemies. This paper will look at the role of the military in this war from the perspective of two of history's most influential military strategists: Sun Tzu and Carl Von Clausewitz. First, the paper will explore whether or not these strategists would have recommended military involvement and second, if involved, what kind of strategies would they have advocated? Obviously, the historical settings have changed from the days of Sun Tzu and Clausewitz. Their thoughts on strategy, however, still can be quite useful in analyzing America's growing war.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA438282

Entities

People

  • Steven A. Roser

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Center Of Gravity
  • Civil War
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Drug Abuse
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Governments
  • Gravity
  • Health Services
  • Interdiction
  • Law
  • Military Strategy
  • Money
  • National Security
  • Security
  • United States
  • War

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Strategic Security Studies