Abstract
The U.S. government, to say nothing of a bevy of American scholars and observers housed in universities, think tanks, and consulting firms, spend much time writing and speaking about actual and potential threats to national and international security. The George W. Bush administration, much like its Democratic predecessor, also has issued several white papers that describe the threats faced by the United States and proposed policies to meet these challenges. The National Security Strategy of the United States of America (2002), The National Strategy for Maritime Security (2004), The National Strategy for Combating Terrorism (2003), and even a National Strategy for Victory in Iraq (2005), are just a partial list of the official, public assessments issued by the Bush administration describing current threats faced by the United States and contemporary national security policy.1
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All of these documents can be found at http://www.whitehouse.gov.
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Wirtz, J. (2008). Changing International Threat Perceptions. In: Bruneau, T., Trinkunas, H. (eds) Global Politics of Defense Reform. Initiatives in Strategic Studies: Issues and Policies. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230611054_4
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