Stability Operations: Learning from Operation Iraqi Freedom

Abstract

U.S. strategy in Iraq after the removal of Saddam Hussein was to promote a democratic style of government and to conduct reconstruction of essential Iraqi infrastructure for the political and economic redevelopment of Iraq. Post-conflict planning and execution failures based on faulty assumptions and the inability to establish a stable and secure environment has led to large-scale insurgent operations in Iraq. This paper examines some of these failures and analyzes the importance of security and its influence on using economic means during the initial stages of post-conflict operations to facilitate reconstruction and economic recovery efforts in order to achieve lasting results.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 30, 2007
Accession Number
ADA467201

Entities

People

  • Troy A. Clay

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combat Operations
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Education
  • Governments
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Iraqi-War
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Stability Operations
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design