The Unbroken Chain: A Case Study in Nth Order Effects

Abstract

This thesis will examine the linkage between the lack of a comprehensive plan for war termination and strategic communications in Iraq before, during, and following Operation Desert Storm and the Al-Qaeda terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, against the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. This is meant as a historic case study and cause and effect analysis to demonstrate to future campaign planners the criticality in considering the numerous echelons of effects a major theater military operation can inflict and examine methods for how those effects can be mitigated early on within the planning of an operation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 13, 2008
Accession Number
ADA487301

Entities

People

  • Stephan K. Johnson

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Birds
  • Case Studies
  • Civil War
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Iraqi-War
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Treaties
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design