Ending the U.S. War in Iraq : The Final Transition, Operational Maneuver, and Disestablishment of United States Forces - Iraq

Brennan, Richard R., Jr.; Ries, Charles P.; Hanauer, Larry; Connable, Ben; Kelly, Terrence K.

ISBN 10: 0833082450 / ISBN 13: 9780833082459

Published by RAND Corporation, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ending the U.S. War in Iraq : The Final Transition, Operational Maneuver, and Disestablishment of United States Forces - Iraq
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0833082450
• ISBN 13: 9780833082459
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Ending the U.S. war in Iraq required redeploying 100,000 military and civilian personnel; handing off responsibility for 431 activities to the Iraqi government, U.S. embassy, USCENTCOM, or other U.S. government entities; and moving or transferring ownership of over a million pieces of property in accordance with U.S. and Iraqi laws, national policy, and DoD requirements. This book examines the planning and execution of this transition.

About the Author

Richard "Rick" Brennan is a Senior Political Scientist at the RAND Corporation.  He is career Army officer who received his Ph.D. from UCLA and has extensive expertise relating to national security policy regarding Iraq, Iran and the broader Middle East.  From 2006 through 2011 Dr. Brennan worked in Baghdad, Iraq in support of the U.S. military while serving in various positions to include the RAND team leader within the Joint Interagency Task Force - Iraq, Director of the Commanding General's Checkmate Team, and Senior Advisor to the USF-I Director of Operations (J3).  During the last two years of the U.S. military operation in Iraq he participated in much of the planning efforts related to the transition and was an eyewitness to the final operational maneuver of forces out of Iraq.  He lives in Tempe, AZ.  Ambassador Charles Ries is the Vice President, International at the RAND Corporation. Ries' three decades in the U.S. diplomatic service included an assignment as Coordinator for Economic Transition in Iraq at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad (2007-2008), where he was responsible for oversight and coordination of assistance and economic policy initiatives. He lives in Washington, D.C.