Download or read book Iraq at a Crossroads written by Committee on Foreign Relations United St and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-06-23 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After years of United States investment in time and resources, the loss of thousands of American lives, and the commitment of billions of dollars to support Iraq's political development and the creation of a responsible, capable Iraqi Security Force, that Force deserted the communities they were responsible for protecting, abandoned United States military equipment, and fled from ISIS fighters. ISIS's expansion across Iraq and its reception by Iraq's Sunni communities and tribes would not have been possible except for the accumulation of years of destructive sectarian, corrupt policies by the central government in Baghdad. Iraq has the potential to be an economically prosperous, diverse, and politically representative model for others in the region, but Iraqi leaders have focused on their own sectarian and ethnic interests for too long, at the expense of building an Iraq for all Iraqis.
Download or read book Iraq at a Crossroads written by United States. Congress and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-12-04 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Iraq at a crossroads: options for U.S. policy : hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States, Senate, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, second session, July 24, 2014.
Download or read book Iraq at a Crossroads Options for U S Policy written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Subcommittee on African Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Iraq at a Crossroads Options for U S Policy written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Subcommittee on African Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book U S Policy Options for Iraq A Reassessment written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Iraq is the most pressing foreign and security policy issue that the United States faces today. Continued failure to make Iraq stable and secure threatens to disrupt the Middle East not by catalyzing the spread of democracy but by exporting instability and conflict. If violence continues, Iraq's neighbors will use the country as a theater in which to pursue their own goals, including those at odds with Iraqi and U.S. interests. Iraq will remain a training ground for terrorist groups, threatening U.S. and allied security. Continued conflict in Iraq not only will remain extraordinarily costly in terms of U.S. lives and resources, but will also damage the credibility of the United States and the efficacy of U.S. forces. It also feeds perceptions around the world that the United States is engaged in a "war on Islam." The U.S. government needs to consider alternative strategies and approaches for reducing the violence in Iraq. Even if policy makers choose not to make major changes, adjustments to current policies might help improve the effectiveness of the U.S. effort. In light of the continuing violence in Iraq, U.S. policy makers continue to reexamine policy options and their repercussions. This monograph assesses a number of approaches that the U.S. government can consider in its efforts to reduce sectarian violence and stabilize Iraq, and presents recommendations that may help increase the likelihood of success. It also considers possible next steps to take, whether these efforts succeed or fail. The analysis in this monograph is based on more than a year of research, which included travel to the region and extensive interviews with U.S., Iraqi, and other specialists, analysts, and officials, as one component of the project "The U.S. Air Force Role in the Middle East." It involved a multidisciplinary team of researchers who brought their expertise in political, economic, and military strategic analysis to these important questions.
Download or read book U S Policy Options for Iraq written by Olga Oliker and published by RAND Corporation. This book was released on 2007 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Iraq is the most pressing national security issue facing the United States today. This book evaluates the costs and benefits of five alternative strategies the United States could pursue in Iraq. The authors argue that, as long as the United States remains in Iraq, policy actions must focus on improving the security of Iraq's population by reducing violence. They offer recommendations for ways in which U.S. political, security, and economic policies in Iraq could be better geared to support this goal, though they emphasize the challenges inherent in this endeavor. Specific recommendations focus on embedding and vetting efforts for both forces and government structures and on targeting economic assistance more effectively. The authors also suggest policies that might be implemented if violence subsides-but that should not be undertaken unless and until it does. The book concludes with a discussion of next steps if the United States decides to withdraw from Iraq, arguing that the United States needs to prepare now to mitigate the effects of failure.
Download or read book U S Policy Options for Iraq A Reassessment written by Olga Oliker and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Iraq is the most pressing national security issue facing the United States today. This book evaluates the costs and benefits of five alternative strategies the United States could pursue in Iraq. The authors argue that, as long as the United States remains in Iraq, policy actions must focus on improving the security of Iraq's population by reducing violence. They offer recommendations for ways in which U.S. political, security, and economic policies in Iraq could be better geared to support this goal, though they emphasize the challenges inherent in this endeavor. Specific recommendations focu.
Download or read book Confronting Iraq written by Daniel Byman and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2000 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although Iraq remains hostile to the United States, Baghdad has repeatedly compromised, and at times caved, in response to U.S. pressure and threats. An analysis of attempts to coerce Iraq since Desert Storm reveals that military strikes and other forms of pressure that threatened Saddam Husayn's relationship with his power base proved effective at forcing concessions from the Iraqi regime. When coercing Saddam or other foes, U.S. policymakers should design a strategy around the adversary's center of gravity while seeking to neutralize adversary efforts to counter-coerce the United States and appreciating the policy constraints imposed by domestic politics and international alliances.
Download or read book IRAQ OPTIONS FOR U S POLICY written by LAURIE. MYLROIE and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Iraq Strategy Review written by Washington Institute for Near East Policy and published by Washington Inst for Near. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Critical Analysis of US Policy and Options in Dealing with Iraq written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saddam Hussein's Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) programs constitute a threat to US national interests, in light of Iraqi progress in obtaining a nuclear weapon and more capable WMD delivery systems. Hussein's previous use of chemical weapons against the Iranians and Kurds prove his willingness to use WMD. This willingness, coupled with his political objectives of regime survival and regional domination, comprise a dangerous combination that threatens US national security and economic well-being. Over the past decade, Hussein has repeatedly violated UN Security Council resolutions designed to contain Iraqi aggression and disarm the WMD program. This lack of cooperation resulted in a US foreign policy toward Iraq that favors preemptive, unilateral military action with the political objectives of total WMD disarmament and regime change. This policy is causing consternation within the world community, which seeks to resolve the crisis within a "legitimate" UN framework. This disagreement over the handling of Iraq, along with other issues such as America's perceived unbalanced support for Israel in the Palestinian conflict, is straining US relations with its allies and eroding its credibility and diplomatic influence abroad. Further deterioration in relations, especially with Islamic countries, could hamper "The Global War on Terrorism" and prevent the US from obtaining basing and overflight rights in the Gulf region. This leaves the US with a dilemma in which unilateral action to protect legitimate US interests could cause significant harm to US relationships around the world and further ignite the unstable situation in the Middle East. This paper will analyze this complex national security problem and provide both non-military and military options designed to meet US political objectives while fostering cooperation and stemming the spread of anti-American sentiment.
Download or read book Iraq at a crossroads written by Jacob Jedidiah Reid and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Responding to Saddam written by Daniel E. Murphy and published by . This book was released on 2000-06-01 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis is an analysis of U.S. policy toward Iraq since the Gulf War. UN Security Council Resolution 687 was the formal cease-fire agreement ending the Gulf War, the resolution requiring the elimination of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction and created the UN Special Commission (UNSCOM). Attempts to gain Iraqi compliance with Resolution 687 consumed U.S. Iraq policy for nine years. In 1999, UNSCOM was disestablished without fulfilling its mandate. The Security Council then adopted Resolution 1284 in attempt to introduce a new inspection regime into Iraq. This thesis examines the factors required to successfully compel Iraqi compliance with Resolution 687 and now Resolution 1284. The findings of this research conclude that current U.S. policy toward Iraq does not contain elements needed to successfully compel Iraqi compliance. The thesis then offers three policy options to deal with Iraq. The advantages and disadvantages of each are discussed. The thesis concludes that although current policy does not support the re-entry of a viable inspection regime, current policy does support the overall U.S. objective of containing Iraq. It is argued that this policy should be maintained in the near-term while the United States fully develops regime change as a long-term strategy.
Download or read book Iraq at the Crossroads written by International Institute for Strategic Studies and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A US-led assault on Iraq will have unpredictable and possibly profound effects on Iraqi society. Moreover, those effects will vary with the objectives and strategy adopted by the US and its allies as well as by the pace and scope of the collapse of Iraqi resistance. Further, the reach of Washington's post-war objectives has not yet been settled. Given these multiple sources of uncertainty, understanding the relationship between Iraqi society and the Iraqi state after three decades of Ba'ath rule is all the more crucial to the success of post-war efforts to reconstruct the country and reconstitute its political system. Yet that relationship is poorly understood in the West. The Iraq of today cannot easily be mapped on to a neat diagramme of sect, tribe, or party. The rentier structure of the state economy, the regime's manipulation of group identity to control the population, the emergence of a shadow state that distributes public goods to advance regime interests, and pervasive violence have transformed Iraq's socio-political landscape into dangerous and unfamiliar ground for intervention. These essays delineate the options now being debated in Washington and provide up-to-date assessments of how Iraqi state and society will respond to the impact of war and the removal of a deeply-rooted authoritarian regime.
Download or read book Iraq a Crossroads of U S Policy written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
