Iraqi Power and U.S. Security in the Middle East

Abstract

This study is an examination of the Iraqi defeat of Iran in the 8- year-long Iran-Iraq War and the implications of that outcome on future U.S. Middle East Policy. It concludes that Iraq's achievement in forcing Iran to accept a truce represents an authentic victory attained because the Iraqis planned for and successfully executed complicated, large-scale military operations and shrewdly managed their resources. Iraq appears to have become a formidable military power. Iraq, Iran, Iran-Iraq War, Middle East.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 30, 1990
Accession Number
ADA222452

Entities

People

  • Douglas V. Johnson Ii
  • Leif R. Rosenberger
  • Stephen C. Pelletiere

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artillery
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Combat Areas
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Doctrine
  • Employment
  • Geography
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Students
  • Surveillance
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.