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Feb 1, 2019 · The al Qaeda -led attacks prompted President George W. Bush to announce a global “War on Terror” military campaign, in which he called on world leaders to join the U.S. in its...
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Sep 11, 2001 · The Global War on Terror is an international, American-led military campaign launched following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. President George W. Bush greets troops and tours military equipment at Fort Hood, Texas, January 3, 2003. View in the National Archives Catalog.
The George W. Bush administration defined the following objectives in the War on Terror: Defeat terrorists such as Osama bin Laden , Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and destroy their organizations Identify, locate and demolish terrorists along with their organizations
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Oct 11, 2001 · The world has responded with an unprecedented coalition against international terrorism. In the first 100 days of the war, President George W. Bush increased America’s homeland security and built a worldwide coalition that: Began to destroy al-Qaeda’s grip on Afghanistan by driving the Taliban from power.
Operation Enduring Freedom ( OEF) was the official name used by the U.S. government for both the first stage (2001–2014) of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) and the larger-scale Global War on Terrorism.
- 7 October 2001 – 28 December 2014 (in Afghanistan), (13 years, 2 months and 3 weeks)
Aug 1, 2023 · IMPACT: The Global War on Terror (GWoT) is an international military campaign launched by the United States under President George W. Bush following the September 11th, 2001 attacks by Al-Qaeda.
On September 20, in an address to a joint session of Congress, Bush declared war on terrorism, blamed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden for the attacks, and demanded that the radical Islamic fundamentalists who ruled Afghanistan, the Taliban, turn bin Laden over or face attack by the United States.
