Reply #11: The Long War - BBC report on changing US Military Strategy

[Kutjara]

Here's the BBC's take on the new brand name for the "War on Terror":

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4897786.stm

"The "Long War" is the name Washington is using to rebrand the new world conflict, this time against terrorism. Now the US military is revealing details of how it is planning to fight this very different type of war. It is also preparing the public for a global conflict which it believes will dominate the next 20 years."

There's some comment from Gen Kimmett about how he's planning for the changing needs of a "fourth generation war", but this one's a corker "I'm an artillery officer, and I can't fire cannons at the internet." It's this grasp of the key facts that no doubt secured him this key position.

He goes on to say "that the US military must try to break down "old mind-sets and bureaucracies" and build new relationships with other agencies - like the FBI, the police and the State Department - through what in military jargon are called "joint inter-agency task forces.""