War Termination Criteria and JOPES: A Dangerous Omission in U.S. Crisis ActionPlanning

摘要

Military analysts say that winning the peace after a modern war may be the mostdifficult of all tasks. Some joint doctrine (especially Joint Pub 3-0) recognizes that one key to winning the peace is to have the National Command Authorities (NCA) give a well thought out end-state with definite termination criteria to the military commanders and planners as early as possible in a crisis. Yet this important dialog is overlooked in crisis action planning doctrine. U.S. military planners use the guidance and checklists in Joint Pub 5-03.1, Joint Planning and