Osama's Wake: The Second Generation of Al Qaeda

Abstract

The National Security Strategy (NSS) of the United States inadequately defines the threat which on September 11, 2001, propelled the United States towards a Global War on Terrorism and redirected the nation's security efforts. Most critics of the NSS point out the futility of waging war on terrorism, since it is a time-worn means to an end. If the nation is to have a strategy to combat an enemy, it has to define who, or what, the enemy is. The War on Terrorism should not be an infinite struggle against any entity willing to use terrorist means; and attempting to scope the threat to groups with global reach is not a discriminating factor in today's globalized and interconnected world. The enemy must be defined not just by their methodology but also by their ideology and politics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA446171

Entities

People

  • Blake D. Ward

Organizations

  • Air University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Central Asia
  • Commerce
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • Military Training
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Societies
  • Southeast Asia
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.