TITLE

US is prevailing with its most finely tuned war

AUTHOR(S)

Tyson, Ann Scott

PUB. DATE

November 2001

SOURCE

Christian Science Monitor;11/21/2001, Vol. 93 Issue 251, p1

SOURCE TYPE

Newspaper

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Discusses the strategy of the war of the United States in Afghanistan, which has had limited U.S. casualties. Efforts to minimize the deaths of both U.S. troops and Afghan civilians; Hopes of the Pentagon to use the same investment of force to track down leaders of the Taliban and the Al Qaeda network of Osama bin Laden; Drawbacks to the Pentagon's overall approach, including relying primarily on Afghan opposition forces for manpower.

ACCESSION #

5541588

Tags: STRATEGY;  UNITED States -- Military relations;  AFGHANISTAN -- Military relations;  SOLDIERS;  DEATH

 

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