The President's Decision to Attack Afghanistan and Sudan: Conflicting Decision Styles Yields Controversy and Criticism

Abstract

On August 7, 1998, terrorist bombs exploded outside of the U.S. Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, killing over 250 persons. Over the course of the next two weeks, decision making processes were placed into motion based upon the analysis of intelligence data. These processes culminated in President Clinton's decision to authorize U.S. military attacks against terrorist targets in Afghanistan and Sudan on August 21st.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 14, 1998
Accession Number
ADA442395

Entities

People

  • David J. Cohen

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Afghanistan
  • Continents
  • Cruise Missiles
  • Geographic Regions
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Neurobehavioral Manifestations
  • New York
  • Security
  • Tanzania
  • Targeting
  • Targets
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies