Focusing on terrorism, the strategy calls for strengthening the network of international partners seeking to eradicate transnational terrorism, and for direct action against terrorist organizations and their sponsors. Ultimately, it seeks to address what President Bush considers the root causes of terrorism, particularly the absence of open political systems and economic opportunity.
作为美国国防政策基础的大方向战略自2002年以来没有发生重大变化。以恐怖主义为重心，该战略呼吁加强寻求根除跨国恐怖主义的国际伙伴网络，同时还呼吁对恐怖组织及其赞助者采取直接行动。最终，这一战略的目的是要根治布什总统认为的恐怖主义发生的根源，特别是开放的政治体系和经济机遇的缺失。