The initial stage which represented the beginning of the war in Afghanistan began shortly after the attacks of 11 September 2001 of the Twin Towers. President George W. Bush ordered strikes against the al Qaeda terrorist camps and the military troops of the Taliban. His main strategy was „to disrupt the use of Afghanistan as a terrorist base of operations and to attack the military capability of the Taliban regime”. As stated before, strategies and objectives were altered during these years and during 2003-2008, the strategies were modified in such a way that the USA had only allocated very low national resources, which affected massively the situation, in such a way that the objectives proved to be ineffective.
Strategies and policies were and still are closely linked. Policies would „ensure that strategy pursues appropiate aims”, while strategies „inform policy of the art of the possible”. The USA had to use its power available to maintain its control over the circumstances and in this way, alter any threat and possible attack from its enemy.
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A lot of doubt has been installed in the minds of the administration, as well as the population, and in my opinion this war isn’t being seen as a main essential objective of the USA, but more of an ambition to prove that the war cannot be lost from the super power’s part and that power is still in its hands. Even though ambitions can easily be controlled, a lot of funds have been allocated to this war and it is starting to be seen as