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Politics, News & Issues > War & Terrorism What military strategy can win the War on Terror: Air power alone or more ground forces?: 1 of 2

There is no single strategy that can defeat the terrorists who plague Western Civilization. Terrorism, as it has evolved today, is a worldwide issue, fostered by religious zealotry and hatred, and carried out by many different groups in and from developed, developing, underdeveloped and failed-state countries. While air power might be effective in combating terrorist groups in open country, it works less well in mountainous areas like Afghanistan and the border regions of Pakistan, where the natural environment provides shelter and protection from even the most massive of conventional air ...
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