GWOT

Global War on TerrorWinning the Long War: 

Global War on Terror Winning the Long War Bob Dees Major General, U.S. Army, Retired Executive Director, Military Ministry

Sources: 

Sources Books: Preemption. by Alan Dershowitz; W.W. Norton & Co., New York, 2006 Countdown to Crisis: The coming nuclear showdown with Iran. by Kenneth R. Timmerman; Three Rivers Press, New York, 2006 Saddam’s Secrets. by General Georges Sada; Integrity Publishers, Nashville, 2006 Light in the Shadow of Jihad. by Ravi Zacharias; Multnomah Publishers, Orlando, 2002 9/11 to 666. by Ralph W. Stice; ACW Press, Alabama, 2005 Judgment Day! by Dave Hunt; The Berean Call, Bend, Oregon, 2005 DisInformation. by Richard Mintier; Regnery, Washington, D.C., 2005 The Next Christendom. by Philip Jenkins; Oxford University Press, New York, 2003 Never Again: Securing America and Restoring Justice. by John Ashcroft, Center Street, Hachette Book Group USA, New York City, NY 10020, 2006 Holy Bible. New American Standard Version, World Bible Publishers, Inc. Iowa Falls, IA 50126 Tehran Rising: Iran’s Challenge to the United States. by Ilan Berman, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. Lanham, MD 20706. 2005 The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbons Websites: Obsession: www.obsessionthemovie.com (used w/ permission) Defend America, DoD Official GWOT Website: www.defendamerica.mil American Congress for Truth: www.americancongressfortruth.com US Army Timeline of Terror: www.army.mil/terrorism/ Military Ministry: www.milmin.org Briefings: 060925 Long War Brief by Joint Chiefs of Staff. www.jcs.mil (used w/ permission)

Where were you?: 

Where were you? NEW YORK PENTAGON

Obsession, Chapter 2: 

Obsession, Chapter 2 Is this thing for REAL?

AGENDA: 

AGENDA Global War on Terror When did it start? Is it really Global? Who is our Enemy? What is the Enemy’s Primary Target? How do we fight this Enemy? What about Dallas, Texas?

Anheuser-Busch Commercial: 

Anheuser-Busch Commercial First Things First!

Tribute to the Troops: 

Tribute to the Troops Where would we be without the troops and their families?

DALLAS is a “Military Town”: 

DALLAS is a “Military Town” DFW: major thoroughfare for troop deployments Proximate to Ft. Hood, and other major installations Significant Active Duty, Guard, Reserve, and Veteran population Critical node for defense industry DALLAS... A National Beacon for patriotism & support of the troops

When did it start?: 

When did it start? Iran Hostage Crisis Tehran, Iran 1979– 1981 66 US Hostages

When did it start?: 

When did it start? Marine Corp Barracks Bombing Beirut, Lebanon 1983 241 US, 58 French KIA

When did it start?: 

When did it start? US Embassy Bombings Kenya & Tanzania 1998 257 KIA, ~4000 Wounded 12 KIA’s American Nairobi, Kenya Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

When did it start?: 

When did it start? USS Cole Bombing Yemen 2000 17 KIA, 39 Wounded US Sailors

When did it start?: 

When did it start? A Day of Infamy “9/11” 2001 2973 KIA 22 years after Iran Hostage Crisis “Jihad has come to America”

Is it really Global?: 

Is it really Global? Obsession, Chapter 2

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A Nation at War in a World at War Deny Safe Havens Build Capacity Amplify Moderates Improve Governance Secure WMD Attack Terrorists Develop Partnerships Economic Development Educate & Train Ongoing Military Missions Trans-Sahara Counter Terrorism Initiative Horn of Africa JTF Humanitarian Operations Security Cooperation Proliferation Security Initiative CT Fellowships Economic, Political Development Security Operations Partnership Development Security Cooperation Programs 15 Europe Africa Middle East South East Asia Global War on Terror (GWOT) has been going on for several decades The United States (& other democratic allies around world) did not start it It is truly a global conflict… a “World War III”

And the Beat Goes On...: 

And the Beat Goes On... U.S. Strike Targets al-Qaida in Somalia Jan 9, 2:18 AM EST “ETHIOPIA INVADES SOMALIA, SEEKS TO OUST UNION OF ISLAMIC COURTS FEARS OF REGIONAL CONFLICT INFLAMED, AS ETHIOPIAN ENEMY ERITREA HAS 'TRAINERS' IN PLACE, AIDING UIC FORCES” 28 December 2006, Sentida TV

Who is Our Enemy?: 

Extremist Islamic groups and State Sponsors of Terror Espouse the use of violence to achieve their ideological aims Radical Ideology & Obsession Destroy Israel, America, and non-radical Muslim nations While these enemies beliefs are dangerously misguided…. They are willing to die for their cause Their religious ideology successfully attracts recruits They have a sufficient population base from which to protract the conflict Fueled by a Culture of Hate, starting from birth Who is Our Enemy? Greatest THREAT = Al Qa’ida “3.0” + IRAN

What are His Methods?: 

What are His Methods? A Culture of Hatred, starting from birth Obsession, Chapter 9

Al Qa’ida’s Plan: 

Al Qa’ida’s Plan “We are seeking to incite the Islamic Nation to rise up to liberate its land and to conduct Jihad for the sake of God.” - Usama bin Laden Objective 1: Expel American influence from Iraq and the Arabian Peninsula Objective 2: Remove secular governments within the region Objective 3: Eliminate Israel and purge Jewish and Christian influence Objective 4: Expand the Muslim empire to historical significance Iraq has become the focus of the enemy’s effort. If they win in Iraq, they have a base from which to expand their terror Al-Zawahiri articulated these objectives to Al-Zarqawi in July 2005.

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This is not just about extremists hiding in caves… IRAN: Obsessive State Sponsor of Terror During his U.N. speech, Ahmadinejad stated that the 12th Imam’s aura formed around him, captivating all the world leaders and not allowing them to blink. Long term “charge sheet” A bad actor for last 25+ years Significant Capabilities Nuclear, Geography, Population Crazed Leader Politics and Eschatology “Anybody who recognizes Israel will burn in the fire of the Islamic nation’s fury.” Courting dissent in Latin America

National Strategy for the GWOT: 

Strategic Aims: Defeat violent extremism as a threat to our way of life as a free and open society, and Create a global environment inhospitable to violent extremists and all who support them Support mainstream Muslim efforts to reject violent extremism Protect and defend the Homeland and U.S. interests abroad Attack terrorists and their capacity to operate effectively at home and abroad Instruments of National Power “We must take the battle to the enemy, disrupt his plans and confront the worst threats before they emerge. In the world we have entered, the only path to safety is the path of action.” President George W. Bush Ends Ways Means National Strategy for the GWOT 060925 Long War Brief; Joint Chiefs of Staff

National Military Strategic Plan: 

National Military Strategic Plan 060925 Long War Brief; Joint Chiefs of Staff

What is this Enemy’s Real Target?: 

What is this Enemy’s Real Target? TERRORISM an asymmetric form of warfare SEEKS TO ATTACK THE HUMAN SPIRIT TO ROB US OF HOPE Post Traumatic Stress Victim 9/11 Victim Maintaining HOPE and RESOLVE is essential to winning this Long War

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Grow National RESOLVE? Maintain our National WILL? Maintain Personal HOPE and Optimism “Dig Deep” in times of crisis? Keep troops & families in the fight? Fortify our spirits for the challenges ahead? “LIBERTY can not be established without MORALITY, nor morality without FAITH.” -Alexis DeTocqueville So How Do We… Maintaining HOPE and RESOLVE... These challenges are SPIRITUAL in nature...

Spiritual Relevance...: 

Spiritual Relevance... “There are two powers in this world, the SWORD and the SPIRIT, over time the SPIRIT will always prevail.” - Napoleon

BERNHARD BARUCHFamous US IndustrialistKey to WW I & II Mobilizations: 

BERNHARD BARUCH Famous US Industrialist Key to WW I & II Mobilizations “THE ARMED FORCES OF TODAY HAVE TO BE VERSED NOT ALONE IN WAR, BUT IN GOVERNMENT, POLITICS, THE HUMANITIES – ECONOMICS, SOCIAL, AND SPIRITUAL.” Spiritual Relevance...

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWERSupreme Allied Commander, Europe34th President of United States: 

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER Supreme Allied Commander, Europe 34th President of United States “OUR LIBERTIES REST WITH OUR PEOPLE; UPON THE SCOPE AND DEPTH OF THE NATION’S SPIRITUAL, POLITICAL, MILITARY, AND ECONOMIC REALITIES.” Spiritual Relevance...

JOHN F. KENNEDY35th President of United States: 

JOHN F. KENNEDY 35th President of United States “THIS COUNTRY CANNOT AFFORD TO BE MATERIALLY RICH AND SPIRITUALLY POOR.” Spiritual Relevance...

SPIRITUAL INFRASTRUCTUREA Critical Element of National Power: 

SPIRITUAL INFRASTRUCTURE A Critical Element of National Power Morale, Morality, Civility Respect for Authority Education of Youth Resilience of our Citizenry Strength of our Families Relevance of our Churches Ethics of our Board Rooms Spirit of Sacrifice National Will Our SPIRITUAL INFRASTRUCTURE Needs Repair… So how do we do this? Spiritual Relevance...

National SPIRITUAL Rearmament…from the Grassroots up: 

National SPIRITUAL Rearmament …from the Grassroots up CITIZENS An “inner policeman” FAMILIES Back to God’s plan CHURCHES Relevant to congregations and communities COMMUNITIES Civic activism and ownership OUR MILITARY Faith and Hope “America is great because America is good, when America ceases to be good, American will cease to be great.” - Alexis de Tocqueville In this time in our nation’s history, WE DESPERATELY NEED…

CITIZENS: 

CITIZENS For a society without inner policemen, there aren’t enough policemen in the world to make society civil. Michael Novak, Awakening from Nihilism. National SPIRITUAL Rearmament…from the Grassroots up Each Citizen needs an “Anchor for the Soul” to provide stability, courage, and hope during tough times Commitment to one another, and to something larger than ourselves An internal moral compass, rooted in the richness of our Judeo-Christian heritage

FAMILIES: 

FAMILIES The Basic Building Block of Society Follow God’s Design and Plan for Marriage Education of our Youth Spiritual education in the home Parental Involvement Reduce “emotional absenteeism” Fathering Restore the hearts of fathers to their children National SPIRITUAL Rearmament…from the Grassroots up “Choose for yourselves today whom you will serve... But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” Joshua 24:15

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God’s primary conduit for love and compassion to society Loving Community for Troops and Families Leadership & strength in times of crisis Unite on behalf of communities Primary “schoolhouse” for Spiritual Rearmament CHURCHES National SPIRITUAL Rearmament…from the Grassroots up “If my people, who are called by My name, humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” II Chronicles 7:14

COMMUNITIES: 

COMMUNITIES Respect for GOD and His Institutions Government/Military Church Family Respect for Others Civility Respect for Authority Spirit of Sacrifice & Giving National SPIRITUAL Rearmament…from the Grassroots up "...it's in the society that one learns the morals, the usages, the spirit, and the character of a nation.” -Alexis DeTocqueville, Journeys through America

Our MILITARY: 

Our MILITARY Protector of our Nation the “EXODERM” for our country around the world... Bruised, cut, committed... They bleed for us... They die for us. Strategic Influencer of our Nation A Moral Standard Bearer ... A Guardian of Values Key shaper of the sons and daughters of America Noble Servant of Society National SPIRITUAL Rearmament…from the Grassroots up So how can we best help THEM? “God bless the United States of America – where, because of all the service members today, and the Veterans of yesterday is still ... land of the free . . . home of the brave.” President George Bush, Veteran’s Day, 2006

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Faith in the Foxhole WWW.MILMIN.ORG

Hope on the Home Front: 

Hope on the Home Front WWW.MILMIN.ORG

A Final Note...Winning the Long War: 

A Final Note... Winning the Long War We’ve been here before Great Awakenings Prior National Crises Our greatest internal challenge is Apathy It is time to “step up” ... Time to Act ‘The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.’ -Edmund Burke

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Reminiscent of the Cold War… “The ultimate determinant in the struggle now going on for the world will not be bombs and rockets but a test of wills and ideas - a trial of spiritual resolve: the values we hold, the beliefs we cherish and the ideals to which we are dedicated.” President Ronald Reagan, 1982

The Bottom Line: 

The Bottom Line This Enemy is Real He aims at our total destruction The Battle will be long Much of it is spiritual We must prevail... Our Military is working it They need our help We need to Spiritually Rearm Citizens, Families, Churches, Communities all have a part to play Recapping... We Can Do This! Failure is not an option! Faith and Hope are essential!

What About Dallas?: 

What About Dallas? Mobilize Citizens, Families, Churches, Communities to Be Ready... Physically and Spiritually Support Our Military... Physically and Spiritually Are We Ready? Are We Willing? How do WE fight this Global War on Terrror?

Be A North Platte: 

Be A North Platte Call to Action...

North Platte Canteen: 

North Platte Canteen

Be A North Platte: 

Be A North Platte Call to Action...

Question & Answer: 

Question & Answer Bob Dees Major General, U.S. Army, Retired Executive Director, Military Ministry