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Can the US counter the new terrorism? Counterterrorism leadership must shift from Dept. of Defense to State Dept., says defense analyst. (Security).

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From: Whole Earth
Date: 20020922
Author:Noricks, Darcy M.E.

There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order to things.

Niccolo Machiavelli

In recent speeches, President Bush has promised that America is taking every necessary step to win the war on terrorism. But is the war on terror more akin to America's "war on drugs"--unwinnable from the outset because of our failure to understand root causes and their appropriate treatments? A number of analysts would answer "yes" to that question, particularly given today's ...

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