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Old 10-25-2003, 10:40 AM   #6
Seraph
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Join Date: September 12, 2001
Location: Ewing, NJ
Age: 43
Posts: 1,079
I believe that
Quote:
With respect to global terrorism, the record since Septermber 11th seems to be: We are having mixed results with Al Qaeda, although we have put considerable pressure on them - nonetheless, a great many remain at large.

USG has made reasonable progress in capturing or killing the top 55 Iraqis. USG has made somewhat slower progress tracking down the Taliban - Omar, Hekmatyar, etc. With respect to the Ansar Al-Islam, we are just getting started. Have we fashioned the right mix of rewards, amnesty, protection and confidence in the U.S.? Does DoD need to think through new ways to organize, train, equip and focus to deal with the global war on terror? Are the changes we have and are making too modest and incremental?

My impression is that we have not yet made truly bold moves, although we have have made many sensible, logical moves in the right direction, but are they enough?
Is actually supposed to be:

"With respect to global terrorism, the record since Septermber 11th seems to be:
  • We are having mixed results with Al Qaeda, although we have put considerable pressure on them - nonetheless, a great many remain at large.
  • USG has made reasonable progress in capturing or killing the top 55 Iraqis.
  • USG has made somewhat slower progress tracking down the Taliban - Omar, Hekmatyar, etc.
  • With respect to the Ansar Al-Islam, we are just getting started.
Have we fashioned the right mix of rewards, amnesty, protection and confidence in the U.S.?

Does DoD need to think through new ways to organize, train, equip and focus to deal with the global war on terror?

Are the changes we have and are making too modest and incremental? My impression is that we have not yet made truly bold moves, although we have have made many sensible, logical moves in the right direction, but are they enough?"

Fox appears to have messed with the formatting somewhat.

MSNBC
USATODAY.com
Newsday
LA Times
Some random newspaper

Fox is actually the only one who I could find that had their version of the memo format up.
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