From The Gulf War to Global War on Terror - a distorted Sun Tzu in US strategic thinking? From: RUSI Journal | Date: December 1, 2007| Author: Phua, Charles Chao Rong | Copyright Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies Dec 2007. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

It is claimed that Sun Tzu's precepts were applied in US strategy for both the First Gulf War and the ongoing Global War on Terror. General Norman Schwarzkopf, who led the US and coalition forces in the Gulf War, was a student of Sun Tzu and employed tactics from The Art of War to secure victory. In the latest war in Iraq and Afghanistan, former CENTCOM Commander, General Tommy Franks, was reported to be a devotee of Sun Tzu and often found quoting him. However, the results differ. The Gulf W...

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