Complexity Digest 2004.22 - 19.01

31-May-2004

U.S. Refocusing Military Strategy for War on Terror, Rumsfeld Says, The Information Warfare Site Bookmark and Share

Excerpts: The new concepts guiding U.S. responsibilities in the world are based in partnerships with allies, greater force flexibility, rapid deployment capabilities and a cross-regional strategy, Rumsfeld said.

"This cause is an international one, important to all civilized societies," Rumsfeld said. "Success depends on encouraging friends and allies with whom we are so interdependent, to not be terrorized by threats, or isolated by fears."

(...) "A terrorist needs to succeed only occasionally; but as defenders, we need to be successful always."