Iraq and Missouri, a Comparison in Cultural Misunderstanding

Abstract

Failure to understand the cultural terrain can greatly affect the length and severity of a military operation. There are many similarities in the cultural missteps made during United States military operations in the conquered and occupied state of Missouri in the 1860s and 70s and the operations in Iraq from 2003 to 2007. If the United States military incorporated lessons learned from previous conflicts, especially regarding the cultural landscape, it becomes evident that many of the mistakes made in Iraq were avoidable.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 18, 2008
Accession Number
AD1111578

Entities

People

  • Elmer Feick
  • Michael S. Clemens

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Civil War (United States)
  • Combat Operations
  • Governments
  • Indigenous Population
  • Law Enforcement
  • Lessons Learned
  • Louisiana
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Operations
  • Military Requirements
  • Missouri
  • New York
  • Security
  • Stability Operations
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • War
  • Warfare
  • Water Purification

Readers

  • Archaeological Resource Survey
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.