HISTORY 241 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Mazar-I-Sharif, Tommy Franks, Strategic Depth
Document Summary
Nato and un invokes article 5 ( an attack on one is an attack on all ); un passes resolution demanding all state supporters of terrorism give them up. Tampa: war directed from tampa florida; cinc tommy franks receives real time info. Air war begins: carriers gather in arabian sea, october 7, 2001, al-qaeda bases attacked (40 camps in afghanistan teaching terrorism, threat of camps teaching terrorism, planning of terrorist attacks, 9/11 planned out there. Us troops in pakistan: us troops positioned in october 11, not for direct assault of afghanistan, strategic depth, pakistan. Pakistan public reaction: polls showed 52% support for musharraf supporting the us, 80% showed support for the taliban. Air war: taliban assets, other assets plinked , mostly just for show. Controversies: civilian casualties light, politics of food, airdrop, averting famine. Fall off mazari sharif: nov 9 falls to forces of rashid dostrum. Herat falls to ismail khan nov 11: norther alliance pressured to delay entering kabul.
