Winning the Hearts and Minds: Providing the Basic Needs First

Abstract

The physiological conditions that exist in a country must be analyzed to determine not only the level of effort required to rebuild but what to rebuild. The "way" or concept of analyzing and providing for the basic needs of the people must be a part of the strategic plan. Using Iraq as an example, if the basic needs framed under the lens within Maslow's hierarchy of needs are identified and this concept is incorporated into the U.S. Strategy then nation building can be better executed. From a strategic perspective, this is important not only because it fosters stability but can lead to more security, and truly win the hearts and minds campaign. Implementation of this concept will prioritize planning, save military lives, and result in a lower rebuilding costs. This paper proposes a U.S. policy option concerning stability operations that focuses on the provision of basic human necessities first.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 30, 2005
Accession Number
ADA432392

Entities

People

  • Charles R. Bailey

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Combat Operations
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Education
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • Infrastructure
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Stability Operations
  • Terrorism
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Theoretical Analysis.