A study of how the president of the United States and the department of state deal with the War on terror, a focus on Afghanistan

• Main Authors: Bernabe, Maria Feliz, Navarro, Audrynne Castles, Pastorel, Eunice Jean
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2005
• Subjects: War on Terrorism, 2001-; Terrorism > Government policy > United States; National security > United States; United States > Foreign relations > 2001-
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/8668
• Institution: De La Salle University

This paper is about the decision-making process of the United States government in dealing with the war on terror in Afghanistan. It focuses on the timeframe since the September 11 attack until October 2, 2001 which is when the attack itself happened. The role of the Department of State was position the diplomatic grounds while George W. Bush was concerned with keeping the security of his country and at the same time fighting for the rights of the people of Afghanistan under the Taliban government. The framework used in this research paper is Liberalism and Bureaucratic Politics Model. Liberalism was used to disclose the linkages of the said theory to study how President George W. Bush and the Department of State deal with the war on terror in Afghanistan. Bureaucratic Politics Model was applied because it is the most suitable model for analyzing the foreign policy or state actions. This model is the main result of bargaining every single idea within the executive branch of government. One of which, or the perfect example is this war against terror in Afghanistan. Information was gathered through research and mostly covers the Department of State, Afghanistan, Taliban government and the President.