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N
ATIONAL
S
TRATEGYFOR
C
OMBATING
T
ERRORISM
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NTRODUCTION
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ATUREOFTHE
T
ERRORIST
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HREAT
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ODAY
—5
The Structure of Terror—6The Changing Nature of Terrorism—7 A New Global Environment—7 Interconnected Terrorist Organizations—8Availability of Weapons of Mass Destruction—9Summary—10
S
TRATEGIC
I
NTENT
—11
Victory in the War Against Terror—12
G
OALSAND
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BJECTIVES
—15
Defeat Terrorists and Their Organizations—15Deny Sponsorship, Support, and Sanctuary to Terrorists—17 Diminish the Underlying Conditionsthat Terrorists Seek to Exploit—22Defend U.S. Citizens and Interests at Home and Abroad—24
C
ONCLUSION
—29
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