Iraq War: Defense Program Implications for Congress
Abstract
The recent war against Iraq may have implications for various defense programs of interest to Congress. This report surveys some of those potential implications, and will be updated periodically as new information becomes available. Three cautionary notes associated with post-conflict lessons-learned reports apply to this report: Information about the Iraq war is incomplete and imperfect, so early lessons are subject to change. Each war is unique in some ways, so observers should avoid "overlearning" the lessons of the Iraq war. And potential U.S. adversaries can derive lessons from the Iraq war and apply them in future conflicts against U.S. forces, possibly devaluing U.S.-perceived lessons. It can also be noted that some persons or organizations offering purported lessons of the Iraq war may have a financial, institutional, or ideological stake in the issue.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 04, 2003
- Accession Number
- ADA476239
Entities
People
- Ronald O'Rourke
Organizations
- Library of Congress