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3 Steps to Influencing War on Terror Policy: What We Can Do
Step 1: Learn to Assess Current Policy

by Amy Zalman, Ph.D.
for About.com

First, we need to become more adept at assessing current policy and floating alternatives, if we aren't happy with the war on terror. In the autumn of 2006, many Americans felt they wanted change, but even their newly elected representatives didn't know exactly what kind of change.

This fuzziness could be contrasted to the variety of concrete and specific proposals Americans formulated regarding the disposition of U.S. troops in Iraq: from total disengagement to troop redeployment, to timelines for withdrawl, to troop increase or maintenance.

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