Future Trajectory of US National Security Policy

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Future Trajectory of US National Security Policy

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Future Trajectory of US National Security Policy

The September 11 attacks on American soil led to mass destruction of property , besides leaving innocent civilians dead . To many , the attacks revealed just how vulnerable the United States was to the cruel hand of global terrorism . The hard lessons learnt precipitated immediate action on the part of the federal authorities , culminating in what became known as the war on terror , the overall objective being

that of completely eliminating , or at least eliminating the potential danger posed by terrorists and terrorist organizations spread all over the globe . One of the most outstanding attempts towards this direction was the establishment of a detention at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base situated in southeastern Cuba . According to the Department of Defense , the Guantanamo prison was intended to detain prime terrorist suspects , hence preventing them from carrying out attacks similar to that of 9 /11 Despite this noble objective , the prolonged detention of such prisoners has continued to elicit unprecedented controversy from different quotas Many have argued that the detention has served to taint the political and democratic record of the United States in the face of the international community . It is in light of such concerns that the previous as well as the incumbent administrations expressed their intention to close the prison

A Brief History of the Guantanamo Issue

The war on terrorism was officially launched by the United...