Rebuilding Iraq's Infrastructure through Iraqi Nationals

Abstract

Today's geo-political environment is filled with unrest violence and unstable regimes that threaten region stability throughout the globe. It represents a challenge for the United States as it determines which conflict to intervene with respect to its national interests and those of its affected allies. Once peace and stability are achieved the United States faces an equally daunting challenge effectively rebuilding a nation's infrastructure. Effective infrastructure rebuilding begins at the National level with a modification of the National Security Strategy that includes engagement with the same importance as preemption. Engagement includes sufficient coalition support and reaching out to the affected nation. The affected nation ravaged by war is included early in the Stability Operations planning phase and is included as a vital participant in the country's reconstruction. The realignment of the Coalition Provision Authority under the Department of Defense along with active participation by the Department of State will set the right conditions for the affected nation%s involvement from the level of governing council to the individual on the street. Overcoming this challenge is not new to the United States. It can apply its lessons from Germanys reconstruction in World War II. This paper articulates that present day Iraq's%s infrastructure can be effectively rebuilt using its local nationals. It takes their participation a step further by explaining that Iraq is can take over the rebuilding process sooner than what the United States is accustomed to. With proper training they are more than capable of rebuilding their country. However the United States must break from its contract labor practices that have their roots in the Civil War and Reconstruction period.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 19, 2004
Accession Number
ADA424009

Entities

People

  • Martin B. Pitts

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • African Americans
  • Civil War
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Electrical Grids
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Infrastructure
  • Iraqi-War
  • Law
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • United States
  • Urban Areas
  • War Colleges

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