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Finding Bin Laden: Lessons for a New American Way of Intelligence
Author(s) -
Dahl Erik J.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
political science quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1538-165X
pISSN - 0032-3195
DOI - 10.1002/polq.12183
Subject(s) - terrorism , political science , government (linguistics) , navy , intelligence analysis , national security , patriot act , order (exchange) , law , administration (probate law) , military intelligence , foreign policy , politics , business , philosophy , linguistics , finance
MUCH OF THE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE HUNT FOR and killing of Osama bin Laden has focused on the remarkable abilities of the U.S. Special Operations Forces who carried out the raid. Accounts by journalists and others revealed more than was previously known about the Navy SEALs who were involved, and sparked complaints by critics that the Barack Obama administration had leaked sensitive information in order to portray its own actions in a positive light. Terrorism experts have debated whether the killing would weaken al Qaeda, and what it would mean for the future of international terrorism. And other scholars and analysts have considered what the story of bin Laden’s death reveals about American national security and foreign policy decision making. Graham Allison, for example, writes that “this case demonstrates that the U.S.