A Plan for Post-Surge Iraq. Strategic Insights, Volume 6, Issue 6

Abstract

Almost five years have passed since the defeat of Saddam Hussein's government and Iraqis are still waiting for the better life promised by President George W. Bush in his speech hours before the invasion. Two days before the commencement of the military operations in Iraq, President George W. Bush addressed the Iraqi people with the following message: "Many Iraqis can hear me tonight in a translated radio broadcast, and I have a message for them. If we must begin a military campaign, it will be directed against the lawless men who rule your country and not against you. As our coalition takes away their power, we will deliver the food and medicine you need. We will tear down the apparatus of terror and we will help you to build a new Iraq that is prosperous and free. In a free Iraq, there will be no more wars of aggression against your neighbors, no more poison factories, no more executions of dissidents, no more torture chambers and rape rooms. The tyrant will soon be gone. The day of your liberation is near."[1]

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA519761

Entities

People

  • Abbas Kadhim

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Congress
  • Criminals
  • Department Of State
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Local Governments
  • Military Operations
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Security
  • Terrorism
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Violence

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies