Iraq: A Long-Term Project

Abstract

Policy with regard to Iraq must take into account three levels of strategy: (1) Achieving policy objectives by means short of war; (2) Advancing policy objectives through war; (3) Achieving objectives by various means incorporating the post-war policies. These options cannot be considered in isolation for they are not mutually exclusive, but rather overlapping and complementary. The U.S. must be prepared to back up diplomacy with a credible threat of force. Conversely, as Clausewitz noted, War is nothing but the continuation of policy with other means. And after the war, one must have a strategy to manage the peace.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 20, 2002
Accession Number
ADA442500

Entities

People

  • Thomas R. Genton

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Weapons
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • Iraqi-War
  • Middle East
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Public Diplomacy
  • Security
  • Terrorists
  • Urban Areas
  • War Colleges
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies