U.S. Military Operations in Iraq: Planning, Combat, and Occupation

Lauth, Shane; Phillips, Kate; Schenck, Erin; Terrill, W. Andrew (editor)

ISBN 10: 158487242X / ISBN 13: 9781584872429

Published by Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA, 2006

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iii, [1], 23, [1] pages. Some slight wear to the cover edges. The Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) is part of the U.S. Army War College and is the strategic level study agent for issues related to national security and military strategy with emphasis on geostrategic analysis. Studies produced by civilian and military analysts concern topics having strategic implications for the Army, the Department of Defense, and the larger national security community. SSI co-sponsored with Johns Hopkins' School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) a colloquium on "U.S. Military Operations in Iraq: Planning, Combat, and Occupation" on November 2, 2005. Three years beyond the start of that transition, the debate continues about the adequacy of planning for and proficiency of execution of Phase IV operations in Iraq and elsewhere. The debate most often surrounds three issues concerning this final operational phase: the relationship to preceding operational phases; responsibility for planning; and responsibility for execution. Much of the debate to this point has been an unproductive effort to assign blame for shortcomings in the planning for and execution of stability and reconstruction operations; participants in the colloquium moved beyond finding fault, began analyzing the central issues, and addressed solutions.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: U.S. Military Operations in Iraq: Planning, Combat, and Occupation
• Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 158487242X
• ISBN 13: 9781584872429
• Binding: Wraps
• Edition: Presumed First Edition, First Printing.
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Iraq

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Synopsis

Even before Operation IRAQI FREEDOM began, the Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) published a monograph about planning for transition to Phase IV operations. Now that we are 3 years beyond the start of that transition, the debate continues about the adequacy of planning for and proficiency of execution of Phase IV operations in Iraq and elsewhere. The debate most often surrounds three issues concerning this final operational the relationship to preceding operational phases; responsibility for planning; and responsibility for execution. Inevitably, the interagency process becomes central to addressing each of these issues. A colloquium on “U.S. Military Operations in Planning, Combat, and Occupation” was held November 2, 2005, and was co-sponsored by SSI and Johns Hopkins’ School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). An exceptional combination of scholars, practitioners, and policymakers examined persistent issues central to the important and ongoing debate surrounding the colloquium theme.