A New Strategic Doctrine

American Daily Review ^ | 03/11/2009 | Professor Louis René Beres (Purdue University), Lt. General (USAF/Ret.) Thomas McInerney and Major-G

[ADReditor]

From the start of our nuclear age, the US has drawn precise operational plans from an overarching and codified strategic doctrine. Until early in the 1990s, this doctrine was fashioned almost entirely from the standpoint of countering the Soviet Union. Now, facing a very different and distinctly multipolar set of threats, especially from such Jihadist or Islamist proxies as Hezbollah and al-Qaeda, President Bush needs to implement certain far-reaching doctrinal changes.

The president must understand that anti-U.S. threats should no longer be assessed according to antiquated “spectrum of conflict” thinking. We know that dedicated proxies may now have access to various mass-destruction weapons technologies. Like states, these sub-national enemies can imperil us with near-existential harms, including weaponized pathogens as well as nuclear explosives and radioactivity.

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[ADReditor]

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[L,TOWM]

I followed the link and noted that despite the date of the article reading MARCH 11, 2009 the article makes reference to "President Bush" needing to rethink a strategic doctrine.

Since it seems that the author is a little bit behind on current events, let me help a little bit with the editorial process by checking your facts: President Bush has not had anything to do with our nation's strategic doctrine in any fashion since January 21, 2009.

Best of luck to you -- I think you are going to need all the luck in the world...

[cpdiii]

The answer is AUD. Assured Unilateral Destruction. Hit us with a nuke and all defined terror states should be eradicated and reduced to smoking cinders even though it was only one of them that did it.

That will give them all motivation to leave us alone. Do you really think the deranged leader in North Korea would be sabre rattling if he thought he and his country would be wiped off the face of the earth. He is deranged but he wants power and he wants to live. Those are strong motivators.

[SoldierDad]

Now, facing a very different and distinctly multipolar set of threats, especially from such Jihadist or Islamist proxies as Hezbollah and al-Qaeda, President Bush needs to implement certain far-reaching doctrinal changes.

Was there some dramatic development overnight that brought G.W.B. Back into office, and I missed it?

[ADReditor]

Guess you didn’t read the entire article then. You paid attention to only what you thought you wanted to and saw... best you learn to pay better attention.

[L,TOWM]

No, I did’nt. The reference to President Bush was enough to convince me that I should not waste my time. I don;t know about what I wanted to see — I saw what I saw.

You might wanna reread this forum’s policy on blog pimping, too.

[ADReditor]

I did, there is nothing anywhere about it... let me guess, you are still searching for the words “separation of church and state” in the 1st amendment too aren’t you?

Troll.