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Evaluate the effectiveness of US – NATO counter – terrorism strategy to Al Qaeda

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The effectiveness of US and NATO counter terrorism strategy to Al Qaeda

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is intergovernmental and was founded on 4th April 1949 as an alliance of various countries from Europe and North America (1 . Originally , it had 12 independent countries as members who signed the North Atlantic Treaty . The membership has now grown to have 28 member countries (1 . The countries came together to form an alliance that would safeguard their freedom and security through political and military means

. If one country is attacked , the organization takes that attack to be directed to the organization and all of its members . The membership to NATO is open to any countries that are in Europe and want to further the Treaty principles and help contribute to security in the region . The countries that are interested in joining are expected to meet certain goals before they join . This ensures that they are able to contribute and benefit at the same time

The organization declared the September 11 , 2001 attacks on U .S as attacks on the 19 member countries at the time . This decision was the first step in campaigning against terrorism especially towards the al Qaeda group , which was responsible for that attack (2 . The al Qaeda is a terrorist network that is led by Osama bin Laden and was founded around 1988 (2 . The group finances , recruits and trains fighters to be part of the resistance against the western countries especially the...

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