Why GTMO?

Abstract

Policymaking, bureaucratic decision-making, and the interagency process are always subject to criticism. They are often described as too slow, too political, too complex, or too much a product of compromise. All of this is true, but this criticism ignores the most relevant and significant fact the process works. And not only does it work, but also it ensures that decisions take into consideration all relevant factors and that they are the best possible decisions at the time they are made. The purpose of this paper is to outline the interagency decision process that selected the U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as the location to detain the illegal combatants from the Global War on Terrorism.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA442074

Entities

People

  • Daniel F. Mccallum

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Correctional Facilities
  • Department Of Defense
  • Foreign Relations
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • Law
  • Law Enforcement
  • Litigation
  • National Security
  • Naval Shore Facilities
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Criminal Law
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Systems Analysis and Design