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Combating terrorism - a response in kind. Student essay

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6200815

Outside of armed conflicts representing nations with forces in uniforms, another kind of war has emerged waged by terrorists. For the past twenty years terrorists have waged war against nations for a variety of reasons. No rules of war govern their conduct nor do they observe any. Methods of combatting terrorism vary from nation to nation. Few nations agree totally on how to combat this form of lawlessness. This essay examines one approach and suggests another. President Reagan's ultimate decision to bomb Libya is examined through a discussion of the events, repercussions of these events, and world opinion of these events that preceded his decision. A harsher, more-controlled and personal approach to combatting terrorism is suggested and discussed.

Research Organization:
Army War Coll., Carlisle Barracks, PA (USA)
OSTI ID:
6200815
Report Number(s):
AD-A-182758/3/XAB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English