Terror and Intelligence

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The paper deals with terrorist acts that have occurred and the effect that these have had, with particular reference to the United States. The paper continues with an in-depth description of the foregin policy response of President Bush ,specifically, and members of the US Congress, in general.

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"There are a number of ways to interpret terrorist attacks in the modern world. The Bush administration has chosen a particular perspective that is intended to justify the employment of the United States military as a tool to rooting out terrorism in general. However, there are many difficulties with the logical backing for such a position; the way terrorism is understood, and the sources of terrorism have been, largely, misconstrued. Many people have put forward criticisms of the White House's outlook--some from particularly visible individuals--and an equal number of alternative approaches to terrorism have been offered. But, fundamentally, terrorism needs to be understood as a means of waging warfare; usually adopted by those who possess significant strategic and militaristic shortcomings. Terrorism has existed as long as war has existed. Consequently, declaring a war on terror is analogous to declaring a war on infantry: such a conflict will occupy our forces wherever there is war."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bush, George W. (2002). "The National Security Strategy of the United States of America." Speeches delivered September 17 and June 1.
• Carter, Jimmy. (2002). "Nobel Peace Prize Lecture." Speech
• Colson, Charles. (2002). "Just War" Article.
• Ignatieff, Michael. (2004). The Lesser Evil. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
• Johnson, Chalmers. (2004). Blowback. New York: Henry Holt and Company.

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