Using Money for Counterinsurgency Operations

Abstract

The author utilized the Battle of Fallujah (Operation AL FAJR/PHANTOM FURY) as a case study to illustrate how Marines effectively used money to influence counterinsurgency operations. During the Battle of Fallujah, Marine civil affairs successfully used money as an important weapon against insurgents. Since insurgents derived strength from the civilian population, the objective was to draw local Fallujans away from the enemy. To accomplish this, Marine civil affairs focused on the needs and grievances of the local populace by using money to solve problems for the Fallujans and facilitate relief and reconstruction. To achieve effectiveness, the Marines developed a broad understanding of the funding pipelines available in Iraq and established a responsive system for employing money rapidly.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 10, 2007
Accession Number
AD1064753

Entities

People

  • Leonard J. Defrancisci

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Case Studies
  • Civil Affairs
  • Civilian Population
  • Collateral Damage
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Development
  • Employment
  • Environment
  • Explosive Devices
  • Families (Human)
  • Force Protection
  • Governments
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Information Operations
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • Iraqi-War
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Commanders
  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • Money
  • National Governments
  • Nongovernmental Organizations
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • Water

Readers

  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.