policies in some cases go against a "rules-based order" – in which the United Nations or other institutions play a part – but as far as Bush is concerned, Miller explains, making friends around the globe is not nearly as important as identifying potential threats (such as Saddam Hussein) and going after those threats with military muscle (such as the attack on and occupation of Iraq).
             Meantime, the National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC) document released by the Bush White House in March, 2006 ("National Security Presidential Directive"), put forth an official policy that states: the terrorist threat is a "murderous ideology" that will require military force and a "battle of ideas" to defeat it (Robinson, et al, 2006). The directive claims that NCTC will be empowered with sovereignty over decisions that relate to the "war on terrorism"; to wit, when there is a jurisdictional debate over whether, say the Defense Dept. or the State Dept. should be in charge, or when the CIA and NSA are both vying for jurisdiction, the NCTC will pull rank and make that call as to which agency is in charge. That is a policy change based on 9/11.
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