Updating the National Strategy in Iraq: The Ideological Element

Abstract

This paper explores the current United States Strategy in the ongoing Iraqi insurgency. Its thesis is that the current U.S. strategy does not adequately address the ideological element of this conflict. This paper reviews and analyzes the Iraqi environment, the current trends in the insurgency, and the currently stated U.S. strategies to include the National Strategy for Combating Terrorism, and the National Strategy for Victory in Iraq. Following these explorations, the paper reviews and compares the fundamentals of Islam with the radical ideology that Abu Mus' ab Al Zarqawi and others use as their touchstones to support their insurgency. Lastly, this paper provides some recommendations for an updated U.S. strategy that will incorporate and address the ideological dimension of the war in Iraq.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 25, 2006
Accession Number
ADA451270

Entities

People

  • Jefferson L. Dubinok

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Employment
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Insurgency
  • International Relations
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Sociopolitics
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Sociology

Readers

  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design