Joint task force operations and U.S. Gulf policy

In: Journal of Arab affairs, Band 5, Heft 1, S. 35-57

Abstract

The U.S. force responsible for the Gulf area is the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). In order to see if there is evidence for the existence of a chronic pattern of military incompetence relevant to the current CENTCOM policy the author uses the model of organizational dynamics in decision-making developed by G. Allison and draws on a case history - the U.S. attempt to rescue the hostages in Iran. (DÜI-Hns)