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...That was the day that CNBC buzzwords like "defensive positions" and "collateral damage" took on frightening new meanings. Economists became psychologists: Will American consumers fall victim to a collective post-traumatic stress disorder, too stunned to buy exports from Asia? Financial analysts put aside their valuation models to study troop movements, diplomatic machinations and the mind-set of Islamic terrorists. Phenomena like China's entry into the World Trade Organization are still of importance. But for Asia and the rest of the world, the chief variable in any economic forecast...
EQUIPMENT 650 tanks, troop carriers and fighting vehicles...
...thwart the Bin Laden threat and take down his networks. Now the U.S. will escalate its campaign, and punish any states that may have assisted Bin Laden. But this "war" is a complex combination of intelligence, security, diplomatic and military maneuvers that is unlikely to involve large-scale troop commitments or traditional military deployments...
...keep our troop levels in Korea up at a time when we're deploying so many forces to fight terrorism...
...Others have asked why the U.S. doesn't simply round up a Gulf War-style posse to invade Afghanistan, overthrowing the Taliban and putting an end to the country being used as a safe haven for terrorists. But that would require tens of thousands of allied troops deployed in an open-ended commitment to keep a heavy troop presence in an extremely unfriendly environment. If the decision is made to take down the Taliban, that may be more likely to be attempted in concert with its regional enemies - including Russia and possibly even Iran - in support of the Northern Alliance...