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A 6 page research paper that addresses two essay prompts. The first prompt deals with discussing challenges posed by the war on terrorism, which draws on essays compiled in an anthology edited by James F. Hoge, Jr., Understanding the War on Terror and the second prompt concerns the role of globalization in this war. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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for the USs government "war on terrorism" to be effective. The following examination of the issues associated with these challenges draws primarily on the text Understanding the War on Terror,
a compilation of essays edited by James F. Hoge. The issues outlined in this text lead to another question that is then addressed, which is how the tools of globalization
can be used to reduce, or even eliminate the terrorist threat. What are the major domestic and global challenges posed by terrorism, and why are they important to
the war on terrorism? The first military reaction to the terrorist attacks on the United States that occurred on September 11, 2001 was to mount an invasion of Afghanistan,
which was controlled by the Taliban, an Islamic fundamentalist regime, and also known to harbor terrorist groups (Rose, 2005). The second major military action taken was the invasion of Iraq.
While national security experts agreed that the regime of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was potential threat to U.S. national interests, many disagreed with the Bush administrations linking Iraq to organized
terrorism (Rose, 2005). While previously organized Islamic terrorism did not have a foothold in the Iraq, the American invasion has created an ideal ideological environment for recruitment for these organizations
and Iraq today definitely constitutes a terrorist threat and a major challenge to the war on terrorism. Of course, it should be noted, as Howard (2005) points out, that
the "war on terrorism" is not really a "war" in the military sense of the word. Rather it is a "war" in the same way that the federal government has
mounted a "war against crime or against drug trafficking," that is, it refers to a mobilization of resources against a "dangerous, antisocial activity," which can "never be entirely eliminated" (Howard,
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