02665nam 22005894a 450 991021999070332120240410010208.00-8330-3407-3(CKB)111087028057490(EBL)202775(OCoLC)50615761(SSID)ssj0000131352(PQKBManifestationID)11134960(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000131352(PQKBWorkID)10017627(PQKB)11104373(MiAaPQ)EBC202775(Au-PeEL)EBL202775(CaPaEBR)ebr10056198(EXLCZ)9911108702805749020020808d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCountering al Qaeda[electronic resource] an appreciation of the situation and suggestions for strategy /Brian Michael Jenkins1st ed.Santa Monica, CA RAND20021 online resource (43 p.)"MR-1620-RC."0-8330-3264-X Includes bibliographical references.PREFACE; CONTENTS; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Chapter One INTRODUCTION; Chapter Two UNDERSTANDING THE ENEMY; THE EMERGENCE OF AL QAEDA; PROCESS, PLANNING, AND MISSION; CHANGED PERCEPTIONS OF THE TERRORIST THREAT; THE AFTERMATH OF SEPTEMBER 11: AL QAEDA'S VIEW; SOME REALISTIC ASSUMPTIONS; Chapter Three STRATEGY FOR THE SECOND PHASE OF THE WAR ON TERRORISMHaving achieved its initial goals in the war on terrorism, the United States is now in a second, more complex phase of the campaign. This monograph reviews events since the attacks of September 11, 2001, and discusses the current state of the al Qaeda organization and the kinds of actions that can be expected of it in the foreseeable future. Because al Qaeda constitutes the most serious immediate threat to the security of the United States, it is imperative that the campaign against terrorism remain focused and pragmatic. This monograph outlines and describes the essential, central elementsWar on Terrorism, 2001-2009TerrorismTerrorismGovernment policyUnited StatesUnited StatesMilitary policyWar on Terrorism, 2001-2009.Terrorism.TerrorismGovernment policy363.3/2/0973Jenkins Brian Michael891518Rand Corporation.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910219990703321Countering al Qaeda2192370UNINA