Shock and Awe Is Not Enough: Defeating America's Enemies Requires Interagency Effort Led from the Top

Abstract

Coalition political objectives in Iraq have proven elusive, despite the quick initial military success Announcing the commencement of hostilities, President George W. Bush said the mission was clear: "to disarm Iraq of weapons of mass destruction, to end Saddam Hussein's support for terrorism, and to free the Iraqi people" (White House Press Release, March 2003) Forty days later, however, even as he declared the end of major combat operations in Iraq beneath the "Mission Accomplished" banner on the deck of the United States Ship (USS) Abraham Lincoln, the President explained much more remained to be done.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 04, 2008
Accession Number
ADA490932

Entities

People

  • Eric A. Jorgensen

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Combat Operations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Doctrine
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Military Education
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • Stability Operations
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.