Locating, Tracking and Eliminating Global Terrorists: Why U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Is Best Equipped to Serve as the Supported Combatant Command for the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT)

摘要

The SRP will investigate, and address, the numerous challenges that must be resolved (diplomatic, interagency, legal, and militarily) when terrorists cross GCC AOR boundaries. This SRP will be a comparative analysis of the capabilities and limitations of the current GCCs in order to determine which organization within the Department of Defense is optimally designed and prepared to address this aspect of the GWOT. Ultimately the SRP will answer the question: Should USSOCOM be designated by the Secretary of Defense as the supported commander for locating, tracking and eliminating transient international terrorist threats.