Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security

Abstract

Operation Iraqi Freedom overthrew Saddam Hussein's regime, but Iraq remains unstable because of Sunni Arab resentment and a related insurgency, compounded by Sunni-Shiite violence that some believe has grown into a civil war. Mounting U.S. casualties and financial costs without clear signs of security progress have intensified a debate within the United States over the wisdom of the invasion and whether to wind down U.S. involvement without completely accomplishing initial U.S. goals. Some senior U.S. military leaders have begun to express less optimism about the security situation in Iraq and they, as well as Bush Administration officials, are expressing some frustration at the unwillingness of the Iraqi government to disband sectarian militias that are committing violence against civilians of rival sects.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 07, 2006
Accession Number
ADA459173

Entities

People

  • Kenneth Katzman

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of State
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Iraqi-War
  • Law
  • Military Applications
  • Military Science
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.