President “Bush told her [National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice] that the assault on terrorism would come in phases, opening with a more focused attack on Osama bin Laden, his operation and his Afghan protectors, but eventually encompassing any terrorist operations with the ‘global reach’ to harm the United States, and the countries that sponsor them.”
– Jane Perlez, David E. Sanger, and Thom Shanker, “From Many Voices, One Battle Strategy,” The New York Times, Sep. 23, 2001