The Unites States originally pursued a "decapitation" strategy for confronting al-Qaida. What did this strategy propose to do?
A) attack the root causes of terrorism, namely poverty
B) reduce America's cultural influence on the Muslim world
C) eliminate a small number of al-Qaida leaders
D) execute publicly all al-Qaida members by way of the guillotine
E) spread democracy to the Middle East
Answer: C