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'''Operation Enduring Freedom''' is the [[United States]] military response to the [[September 11, 2001 attacks|9/11 attacks]]. | '''Operation Enduring Freedom''' is the [[United States]] military response to the [[September 11, 2001 attacks|9/11 attacks]]. | ||
| − | Most Americans are familiar with the military operation in [[Afghanistan]]. In a matter of months, the U.S. Army, Air Force, Marines, and Navy, in a masterful display of joint operations and in concert with our Afghan allies, overthrew the Taliban regime and drove the terrorist al Qaeda into worldwide flight. Our actions in Afghanistan dramatically demonstrated the reach of American power and the strength of American will. The campaign was a stirring beginning to the newly announced Global War on Terrorism. [http://www.army.mil/cmh/brochures/Afghanistan/Operation%20Enduring%20Freedom.htm#intro] | + | Most Americans are familiar with the military operation in [[Afghanistan]]. In a matter of months, the [[U.S. Army]], [[Air Force]], Marines, and [[Navy]], in a masterful display of joint operations and in concert with our Afghan allies, overthrew the [[Taliban]] regime and drove the [[terrorist]] [[al Qaeda]] into worldwide flight. Our actions in Afghanistan dramatically demonstrated the reach of American power and the strength of American will. The campaign was a stirring beginning to the newly announced Global War on Terrorism. [http://www.army.mil/cmh/brochures/Afghanistan/Operation%20Enduring%20Freedom.htm#intro] |
| + | *The military response to the [[9-11|September 11 2001]] terrorist attacks on the United States was assigned the name Operation Enduring Freedom, but was previously planned to have been called Operation Infinite Justice (this name is believed to have been changed following concerns that this might offend the Muslim community as Islam teaches that Allah is the only one who can provide Infinite Justice). [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/enduring-freedom.htm] | ||
| − | + | However, six years after the overthrow of the [[Taliban]], [[America]] and [[NATO]] forces are still fighting Taliban forces in parts of the country, especially in the south<ref>[http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2006&m=October&x=20061025171329MVyelwarC0.6853144 U.S. Department of State, Vince Crawley, October 25, 2006, "NATO's Jones Urges Focus on Afghan Reconstruction, Rule of Law"] <sub>''"On July 31, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) took control of Afghanistan’s volatile southern provinces, part of a larger plan for NATO to provide security for the entire country. The handover was accompanied by an upsurge of violence against international forces."''</sub></ref>. There is no sign that Western troops will be withdrawing from Afghanistan in the foreseeable future. Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry, commander of the United States coalition forces as of Augest 2006, stated his commitment to accomplishing the mission, saying | |
| + | {{Cquote|The United States will not leave Afghanistan until the Afghan people tell us the job is done. The war on terrorism began here in Afghanistan and it continues today. We must never forget that.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/01/world/asia/01afghan.html New York Times, CARLOTTA GALL, August 1, 2006, "U.S. Hands Southern Afghan Command to NATO"]</ref>}} | ||
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Revision as of 16:23, November 16, 2007
Operation Enduring Freedom is the United States military response to the 9/11 attacks.
Most Americans are familiar with the military operation in Afghanistan. In a matter of months, the U.S. Army, Air Force, Marines, and Navy, in a masterful display of joint operations and in concert with our Afghan allies, overthrew the Taliban regime and drove the terrorist al Qaeda into worldwide flight. Our actions in Afghanistan dramatically demonstrated the reach of American power and the strength of American will. The campaign was a stirring beginning to the newly announced Global War on Terrorism. [1]
- The military response to the September 11 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States was assigned the name Operation Enduring Freedom, but was previously planned to have been called Operation Infinite Justice (this name is believed to have been changed following concerns that this might offend the Muslim community as Islam teaches that Allah is the only one who can provide Infinite Justice). [2]
However, six years after the overthrow of the Taliban, America and NATO forces are still fighting Taliban forces in parts of the country, especially in the south[1]. There is no sign that Western troops will be withdrawing from Afghanistan in the foreseeable future. Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry, commander of the United States coalition forces as of Augest 2006, stated his commitment to accomplishing the mission, saying
| “ | The United States will not leave Afghanistan until the Afghan people tell us the job is done. The war on terrorism began here in Afghanistan and it continues today. We must never forget that.[2] | ” |
References
- ↑ U.S. Department of State, Vince Crawley, October 25, 2006, "NATO's Jones Urges Focus on Afghan Reconstruction, Rule of Law" "On July 31, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) took control of Afghanistan’s volatile southern provinces, part of a larger plan for NATO to provide security for the entire country. The handover was accompanied by an upsurge of violence against international forces."
- ↑ New York Times, CARLOTTA GALL, August 1, 2006, "U.S. Hands Southern Afghan Command to NATO"
