Question

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how did fighting against terror groups force the u.s. to change its tactics?
○ a. the u.s. simply used its vast military size to overwhelm these groups.
○ b. the u.s. had to scale down its operations even going door to door and patrolling individual streets.
○ c. the u.s. relied on its air power more to bomb terrorist centers until they surrendered.
○ d. the u.s. would rely more on intelligence agencies to locate terror groups and reform them.

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Explanation:

To determine the correct answer, we analyze each option:

• Option a: Terror groups are not easily overwhelmed by just military size as they use guerrilla tactics, so this is incorrect.
• Option b: When fighting terror groups (like in counter - insurgency), the US had to adopt more localized, smaller - scale operations such as door - to - door searches and street patrolling to combat the decentralized nature of terror groups. This matches the need to change tactics.
• Option c: Bombing alone doesn't force terror groups to surrender as they are often hidden and dispersed, so this is incorrect.
• Option d: The US doesn't aim to "reform" terror groups, and relying only on intelligence to locate is not the main tactic change; they also need on - the - ground operations, so this is incorrect.

Answer:

b. The U.S. had to scale down its operations even going door to door and patrolling individual streets.