Public Diplomacy

<p>This paper details the campaign that Saddam executed in 2000 and impresses upon the reader that various public diplomacy techniques such as faces with a name can sway public opinion. Using this campaign as background and to illustrate the value of capturing the information terrain the events of 9/11 presented an opportunity to review the United States Government and Department of Defense's public diplomacy strategy from its infancy as the military prepared for Operation Enduring Freedom. In examining the first hundred days of this operation the initial criticism is harsh as the administration stumbled into a different type of war engaging a non-nation-state and with little or no preparation time. As the campaign continued handling public diplomacy gradually became a priority. Along with convincing our coalition partners that this was not a war against Islam staffs throughout the United States Government knew that continued public support for a protracted war against terrorism would be needed especially as the military began to suffer casualties. Now months into Operation Enduring Freedom public support in the United States remains high as a result of a refined effort and better understanding of public diplomacy and the United States Government can focus on maintaining the information superiority it won back from Usama Bin Laden and the Taliban.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><br>