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Reconstructing Iraq - Insights, Challenges, and Missions for Military Forces in a Post-Conflict Scenario (Paperback)
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Reconstructing Iraq - Insights, Challenges, and Missions for Military Forces in a Post-Conflict Scenario (Paperback)
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During World War II, the U. S. military's extensive planning for
the occupation of Germany was a major factor in achieving long-term
strategic objectives after the war was won. More recent examples of
military operations also emphasize the challenges of post-conflict
operations and the criticality of detailed planning and
preparation. As the possibility of war with Iraq looms on the
horizon, it is important to look beyond the conflict to the
challenges of occupying the country. In October 2002, the U. S.
Army War College's Strategic Studies Institute, in coordination
with the Office of the Army Deputy Chief of Staff/G-3, initiated a
study to analyze how American and coalition forces can best address
the requirements that will necessarily follow operational victory
in a war with Iraq. The objectives of the project were to determine
and analyze probable missions for military forces in a post-Saddam
Iraq; examine associated challenges; and formulate strategic
recommendations for transferring responsibilities to coalition
partners or civilian organizations, mitigating local animosity, and
facilitating overall mission accomplishment in the war against
terrorism. The Strategic Studies Institute organized an
interdisciplinary team under the leadership of Dr. Conrad C. Crane
and Dr. W. Andrew Terrill. The team's initial findings were vetted
at a joint and interagency workshop conducted in December. The
final report of the project consists of three parts: a discussion
of historical insights from 20th century postwar occupations and
post-conflict operations; an analysis of the unique challenges Iraq
will present for an occupying power; and a mission matrix that
lists 135 specific tasks that mustbe performed to build and sustain
a state. The matrix arrays those tasks across four phases of
occupation and designates whether coalition military forces or
civilian agencies should perform them. The study has much to offer
planners and executors of operations to occupy and reconstruct
Iraq, but also has many insights that will apply to achieving
strategic objectives in any conflict after hostilities are
concluded. In recent decades, U. S. civilian and military
leadership have shied away from nation-building. However, the
current war against terrorism has highlighted the danger posed by
failed and struggling states. If this nation and its coalition
partners decide to undertake the mission to remove Saddam Hussein,
they will also have to be prepared to dedicate considerable time,
manpower, and money to the effort to reconstruct Iraq after the
fighting is over. Otherwise, the success of military operations
will be ephemeral, and the problems they were designed to eliminate
could return or be replaced by new and more virulent difficulties.
Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr. Director, Strategic Studies Institute
General
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