Download or read book Precedents Variables and Options in Planning a U S Military Disengagement Strategy from Iraq written by W. Andrew Terrill and published by Strategic Studies Institute. This book was released on 2005 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having invaded Iraq and deposed a tyrannical dictator in early 2003, the United States assumed some important commitments to the Iraqi population, who were left without a government or viable security forces following the destruction of Saddam Hussein's regime. The U.S. administration has defined a central part of its approach to the situation as "leaving Iraq better than we found it." In its maximalist form, this statement calls for empowering a decent and accountable government and providing strong indigenous security forces to defend the country and maintain internal security. At a minimum, leaving Iraq better than we found it requires a stable government and the continued national unity of Iraq (rather than its separation into smaller warring territories), as well as the avoidance of civil war.
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Download or read book Precedents Variables and Options in Planning a US Military Disengagement Strategy from Iraq written by W. Andrew Terrill and published by . This book was released on 2006-03-01 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. is engaged in a massive effort to rehabilitate the gov't. & political culture of Iraq, following the destruction of the Saddam Hussein regime in spring 2003. The questions of how to empower the Iraqis most effectively & then progressively withdraw non-Iraqi forces from that country is a complex issue. In this monograph, Andrew & Crane of the Strategic Studies Inst. seek to present the U.S. situation in Iraq in all of its complexity & ambiguity, with policy recommendations for how that withdrawal strategy might be most effectively implemented. This analysis should be especially useful to U.S. military strategic leaders as they address the complicated interplay of issues related to exiting Iraq in a politically acceptable & constructive manner.
Download or read book Precedents Variables and Options in Planning a U S Military Disengagement Strategy from Iraq written by W. Andrew Terrill and published by Strategic Studies Institute U. S. Army War College. This book was released on 2005 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The questions of how to empower the Iraqis most effectively and then progressively withdraw non-Iraqi forces from that country is one of the most important policy problems currently facing the United States. The authors seek to present the U.S. situation in Iraq in all of its complexity and ambiguity, with policy recommendations for how that withdrawal strategy might be most effectively implemented.
Download or read book Cassandra in Oz written by Conrad Charles Crane and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Conrad Crane retired from active duty to become a research professor, he never expected to become a modern Cassandra, fated to tell truth to power without being heeded. After the world transformed on 9/11, he warned the Army that it was not prepared to execute stability operations, counterinsurgency, and the eventual reconstruction of Iraq. Crane’s work attracted the attention of Generals David Petraeus and James Mattis, and he soon found himself in charge of a team tasked with creating the groundbreaking Field Manual 3-24/Marine Corps Warfighting Publication 3-33.5 Counterinsurgency, the very counterinsurgency doctrine he had pleaded for. A unique blend of traditional and modern theory, this manual would prove to be essential to the success of the Surge in Iraq that changed the course of the war. Crane’s account of the creation and implementation of the manual addresses its many criticisms, details what went wrong in Iraq, and explains how the new doctrine was never properly applied in Afghanistan. From the debates over the content to the ways it was used in the field, Cassandra in Oz covers lessons that should be gleaned from years of global war and displays the American military as a learning organization at its best.
Download or read book Beating Goliath written by Jeffrey Record and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2011 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beating Goliath examines the phenomenon of victories by the weak over the strong--more specifically, insurgencies that succeeded against great powers. Jeffrey Record reviews eleven insurgent wars from 1775 to the present and determines why the seemingly weaker side won. He concludes that external assistance correlates more consistently with insurgent success than any other explanation. He does not disparage the critical importance of will, strategy, and strong-side regime type or suggest that external assistance guarantees success. Indeed, in all cases, some combination of these factors is usually present. But Record finds few if any cases of unassisted insurgent victories except against the most decrepit regimes. Having identified the ingredients of insurgent success, Record examines the present insurgency in Iraq and whether the United States can win. In so doing, Record employs a comparative analysis of the Vietnam War and the Iraq War. He also identifies and assesses the influence of distinctive features of the American way of war on the U.S. forces' performance against the Iraqi insurgency. Make no mistake: insurgent victories are the exception, not the rule. But when David does beat Goliath, the consequences can be earth shattering and change the course of history. Jeffrey Record's persuasive logic and clear writing make this timely book a must read for scholars, policymakers, military strategists, and anyone interested in the Iraq War's outcome.
Download or read book West Asia in Turmoil written by N. S. Sisodia and published by Academic Foundation. This book was released on 2007 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Papers presented at the International Conference on Changing Security Dynamics In West Asia : Implications for the Post -9/11 International Systemic, held at New Delhi during 30th January to 1st February 2006.
Download or read book War Peace and Hegemony in A Globalized World written by Chandra Chari and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2010-08-15 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by leading scholars, such as Joseph Nye, Eric Hobsbawm and Akira Iriye, this book focuses on how the US could adapt its foreign policy initiatives to fit in with the growing aspirations of a multipolar world for a more balanced international order.
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Download or read book The Future of Air Power in the Aftermath of the Gulf War written by Robert L. Pfaltzgraff and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1992 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays reflects the proceedings of a 1991 conference on "The United States Air Force: Aerospace Challenges and Missions in the 1990s," sponsored by the USAF and Tufts University. The 20 contributors comment on the pivotal role of airpower in the war with Iraq and address issues and choices facing the USAF, such as the factors that are reshaping strategies and missions, the future role and structure of airpower as an element of US power projection, and the aerospace industry's views on what the Air Force of the future will set as its acquisition priorities and strategies. The authors agree that aerospace forces will be an essential and formidable tool in US security policies into the next century. The contributors include academics, high-level military leaders, government officials, journalists, and top executives from aerospace and defense contractors.
Download or read book America s Role in Nation Building written by James Dobbins and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2003-08-01 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The post-World War II occupations of Germany and Japan set standards for postconflict nation-building that have not since been matched. Only in recent years has the United States has felt the need to participate in similar transformations, but it is now facing one of the most challenging prospects since the 1940s: Iraq. The authors review seven case studies--Germany, Japan, Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan--and seek lessons about what worked well and what did not. Then, they examine the Iraq situation in light of these lessons. Success in Iraq will require an extensive commitment of financial, military, and political resources for a long time. The United States cannot afford to contemplate early exit strategies and cannot afford to leave the job half completed.
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