Orchestrating Instruments of Power for Nationbuilding

Abstract

Following the transfer of authority from the Coalition Provisional Authority to the Iraqi Interim Government on June 28, 2004, the orchestration of these four components became the responsibility of two new organizations: the U.S. Embassy Baghdad, which replaced the CPA, and the Multi-National Force Iraq (MNF-I), which replaced Combined Joint Task Force-7. MNF-I was established as a combined, multinational, and joint four-star headquarters to exercise the command, control, and integration of political and military efforts at the strategic level. Coordinating and synchronizing efforts between the U.S. Embassy and the multinational force--given "philosophical and operational differences of civil-military institutions" (the clash of cultures)--was one of the greatest challenges facing the leaders of these organizations, Ambassador John Negropontedand GEN George Casey, USA, respectively, on their arrival in June 2004. Both Ambassador Negroponte and General Casey recognized the need to nurture the fledgling government, reestablish an infrastructure capable of providing essential services to the people, and prepare the Iraqi Security Forces to take on increasing responsibility for domestic security while dealing with a persistent and ruthless insurgency. Meeting these needs and building the four pillars necessary to support a secure, stable, and democratic nation would require an extraordinary level of teamwork and cooperation between the U.S. Embassy and MNF-I to ensure that efforts were coordinated and complementary, not in competition. This article describes the situation in June 2004 and the means by which General Casey organized his staff to overcome these challenges and ensure integration and cooperation between the U.S. Embassy and the multinational force.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA521722

Entities

People

  • Henry W. Stratman

Organizations

  • National Defense University

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  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cooperation
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Elections
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Operations
  • Insurgency
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Situational Awareness
  • Task Forces
  • Teamwork
  • Two Dimensional
  • War Colleges

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