National Military Strategic Plan for the War on Terrorism
- National Military Strategic Plan for the War on Terrorism
The United States National Military Strategic Plan for the War on Terrorism is a planning document by the United States Department of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that "constitutes the comprehensive military plan to prosecute the Global War on Terrorism for the Armed Forces of the United States...including the findings and recommendations of the 9-11 Commission and a rigorous examination with the Department of Defense."
It was signed March 3 2005 by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Richard Meyers[cite news]
url=http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/050801/1terror.htm
title=Plan Of Attack: The Pentagon has a secret new strategy for taking on terrorists--and taking them down
author=Linda Robinson
date=July 24 2005
publisher=U.S. News & World Report
accessdate=2007-07-16] , and published in an unclassified form February 1, 2006.The "significantly expanded" the role of the military, however, particularly special forces deployed in areas outside the war zones of Iraq and Afghanistan. [cite news
url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/22/AR2006042201124.html
title=New Plans Foresee Fighting Terrorism Beyond War Zones: Pentagon to Rely on Special Operations
author= Ann Scott Tyson
date=April 23, 2006
publisher=Washington Post
accessdate=2007-07-16] Still, the report de-emphasized military tactics as part of the strategy and indicated that commanders should focus on undermining eight areas of support for terrorism, ranging from finances to communications. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4719169.stm
title=New name for 'war on terror'
date=27 July 2005
author=Matthew Davis
publisher=BBC News Online
accessdate=2007-07-16] , and also highlighted the importance of U.S. humanitarian aid in developing countries, informed by the experience following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. [cite news
url=http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0302/p09s01-coop.htm
title=War on terror needs more humanitarian efforts
author=Kenneth Ballen
date=March 02, 2006
publisher=Christian Science Monitor
accessdate=2007-07-16]
References
External links
* [http://www.defenselink.mil/qdr/docs/2005-01-25-Strategic-Plan.pdf Department of Defense download link]
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