Securing, Stabilizing, and Rebuilding Iraq. Progress Report: Some Gains Made, Updated Strategy Needed

Abstract

In January 2007, the President announced a new U.S. strategy to stem the violence in Iraq and help the Iraqi government foster conditions for national reconciliation. In The New Way Forward, the Administration articulated near-term goals to achieve over a 12- to 18-month period and reasserted the end state for Iraq: a unified, democratic, federal Iraq that can govern, defend, and sustain itself and is an ally in the war on terror. To support this strategy, the United States increased its military presence and financial commitments for Iraq operations. This testimony discusses (1) progress in meeting key security, legislative, and economic goals of The New Way Forward; and (2) past and current U.S. strategies for Iraq and the need for an updated strategy. GAO recommended that DOD and State, in conjunction with relevant U.S. agencies, develop an updated strategy for Iraq. DOD and State disagreed, asserting that The New Way Forward remains valid and that the Joint Campaign Plan guides U.S. efforts in Iraq.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 23, 2008
Accession Number
ADA484563

Entities

People

  • Eugene Louis Dodaro

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Capital Investments
  • Combat Operations
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • House Of Representatives
  • Iraqi-War
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Law
  • Military Operations
  • Money
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Petroleum
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.