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US: The Quadrennial Review for the US Department of Defence envisages an on-going "war on terrorism" across the globe with the help of "willing" allies

01 February 2006

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Among the shift envisage is a move from bombing or troops on the ground to extensive use of unmanned drones (up to 45% of its long-range strike force) whih could bomb or assasination at the touch of a computer button thousands of miles away: Quadrennial Defense Review Report - full-text (pdf) See: Guardian: Special report: America's Long War - US introduces radical new strategy (link) and A close ally, but no influence, Richard Norton-Taylor (link)

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