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Bush formally launches 'campaign against terrorism'
September 25, 2001 Posted: 9:51 AM EDT (1351 GMT)
(CNN) -- President Bush has formally notified Congress of his decision to deploy U.S. combat forces "to a number of foreign nations" and said additional deployments are under consideration.
"It is not now possible to predict the scope and duration of these deployments, and the actions necessary to counter the terrorist threat to the United States," Bush said in a letter sent Monday night to House and Senate leaders.
"It is likely that the American campaign against terrorism will be a lengthy one," Bush wrote.
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BACKGROUNDERS
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Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia has worked out how it will aid the U.S. campaign on terrorism -- going so far as to exchange intelligence, but stopping short of allowing U.S. warplanes to use Russian airspace or airports. The former Soviet republics in Central Asia -- including Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan -- share Russia's position, but are free to decide if their airspace and air bases can be used by the U.S. military.
Bush was to meet Tuesday with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to discuss cooperation between the United States and Japan in Bush's war against terrorism. On Monday, Koizumi said his country is prepared to lend logistical support and medical assistance.
Who's Who
George W. Bush: U.S. president
Osama bin Laden: A wealthy Saudi expatriate living in Afghanistan who U.S. authorities cite as one of the primary suspects in masterminding the attacks on September 11.
Colin Powell: U.S. secretary of state. A former Army general, Powell also served as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the 1991 Persian Gulf War.
Condoleezza Rice: U.S. national security adviser.
Gen. Richard B. Myers: chairman-designate of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Donald Rumsfeld: U.S. secretary of defense.
George Tenet: CIA director.
Lt. Gen. Michael V. Hayden: Director of the U.S. National Security Agency, responsible for gathering intelligence on terrorist cells.
Gen. Pervez Musharraf: The military ruler of Pakistan, one of two countries that officially recognizes the Taliban, the ruling militia of Afghanistan harboring bin Laden. The others are Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Mullah Mohammed Omar: The Muslim cleric who leads Afghanistan's ruling Taliban. Taliban officials say they have played host to bin Laden but do not allow him to engage in terrorist activities.
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