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From April to July 1999, CENTCOM conducted Exercise [[Desert Crossing 1999]], centered on the scenario of [[Saddam Hussein]] being ousted as Iraq's dictator. It was held in the offices of [[Booz Allen Hamilton]] in [[McLean, Virginia]].{{sfn|Gordon|Trainor|2012|pages=6-7}} The exercise concluded that unless measures were taken, "fragmentation and chaos" would ensue after Saddam Hussein's overthrow. | From April to July 1999, CENTCOM conducted Exercise [[Desert Crossing 1999]], centered on the scenario of [[Saddam Hussein]] being ousted as Iraq's dictator. It was held in the offices of [[Booz Allen Hamilton]] in [[McLean, Virginia]].{{sfn|Gordon|Trainor|2012|pages=6-7}} The exercise concluded that unless measures were taken, "fragmentation and chaos" would ensue after Saddam Hussein's overthrow. | ||
The [[September 11 terrorist attacks]] on New York and Washington DC led President | The [[September 11 terrorist attacks]] on New York and Washington DC led President George W. Bush to declare a war against international terrorism. CENTCOM soon launched [[Operation Enduring Freedom]] to expel the Taliban government in Afghanistan, which was harboring Al Qaida terrorists and hosting terrorist training camps. | ||
[[Exercise Internal Look]] has been employed for explicit war planning on at least two occasions: Internal Look '90, which dealt with a threat from Iraq, and Internal Look '03, which was used to plan what became Operation Iraqi Freedom - the 2003 [[United States invasion of Iraq]], which began on 19 March 2003. | [[Exercise Internal Look]] has been employed for explicit war planning on at least two occasions: Internal Look '90, which dealt with a threat from Iraq, and Internal Look '03, which was used to plan what became Operation Iraqi Freedom - the 2003 [[United States invasion of Iraq]], which began on 19 March 2003. | ||