Us Versus Them: Is the

U.S. Fighting an

Impossible War?

By: Alex Duran

US THEM

TALE OF THE TAPE

Vs.

Al Qaeda Organizational

Structure

Osama Bin Laden & Ayman Al Zawahiri

Al Qaeda:

Global

Threat

HOW HAS AL QAEDA BEEN

WINNING THIS WAR?• Survival of top leaders

• Use of fourth generation warfare

• Effective Propaganda and regional influence

• Prolonged “Bleeding” war

• Igniting fear in our community

Current total cost of war on costofwar.com

How Can We Win This War?

LEARN FROM THE PAST

Vietnam War Afghan-Soviet War

Develop Urban Warfare

ONE DOWN, ONE

MORE TO GO

Alter the Image of U.S. and Al Qaeda Within Al Qaeda Influenced

Territories

ANY

QUESTIONS?

Thank You!