Dropping Bombs and Bread in Parallel

Thirteen days after the 11 September 2001 (9-11) terrorist attacks, President Bush added a unique piece of strategic guidance to the upcoming military strikes that would soon occur against AI Qaeda and the Taliban targets inside Afghanistan. At a 24 September 2001 National Security Council meeting, President Bush said the following: "I want a humanitarian aid drop in the north and the south. I want it coordinated with the military. Can we have the first bombs we drop be food?" This statement effectively instigated a new model for food drops-the Afghan food-drop model.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.

As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.