[PDF] Strategies For Reshaping Us Policy In Iraq And The Middle East Scholars Choice Edition eBook

Author : United States Congress Senate Committee
Publisher : Scholar's Choice
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 24,94 MB
Release : 2015-02-14
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ISBN : 9781297009952

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Author : United States Senate
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Page : 128 pages
File Size : 12,24 MB
Release : 2020-01-08
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ISBN : 9781655344589

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Strategies for reshaping U.S. Policy in Iraq and the Middle East: hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Nineth [sic] Congress, first session, February 1, 2005.

Author : Richard G. Lugar
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Page : 127 pages
File Size : 14,69 MB
Release : 2005-08-01
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ISBN : 9780756749064

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Witnesses: Anthony Cordesman, Arleigh Burke Fellow in Strategy, Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS); Peter Khalil, Visiting Fellow, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, The Brookings Institution; Gregory Newbold, Lt. Gen., U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.), Mng. Dir., Globesecnine; & U.S. Sen. Joseph Biden, Jr., from DE, Barbara Boxer from CA, Lincoln Chafee from RI, Norm Coleman from MN, Christopher Dodd from CT, Russell Feingold from WI, Chuck Hagel from NE, Richard Lugar from IN, Mel Martinez from FL, Bill Nelson from FL, & George Voinovich from OH. Additional Material: Andrew Natsios, Admin., USAID: Letter to Sen. Lugar, & Enclosure to letter: USAID's Iraq Reconstruction Program.Ó Charts & Tables.

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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,16 MB
Release : 2007
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Iraq is the most pressing foreign and security policy issue that the United States faces today. Continued failure to make Iraq stable and secure threatens to disrupt the Middle East not by catalyzing the spread of democracy but by exporting instability and conflict. If violence continues, Iraq's neighbors will use the country as a theater in which to pursue their own goals, including those at odds with Iraqi and U.S. interests. Iraq will remain a training ground for terrorist groups, threatening U.S. and allied security. Continued conflict in Iraq not only will remain extraordinarily costly in terms of U.S. lives and resources, but will also damage the credibility of the United States and the efficacy of U.S. forces. It also feeds perceptions around the world that the United States is engaged in a "war on Islam." The U.S. government needs to consider alternative strategies and approaches for reducing the violence in Iraq. Even if policy makers choose not to make major changes, adjustments to current policies might help improve the effectiveness of the U.S. effort. In light of the continuing violence in Iraq, U.S. policy makers continue to reexamine policy options and their repercussions. This monograph assesses a number of approaches that the U.S. government can consider in its efforts to reduce sectarian violence and stabilize Iraq, and presents recommendations that may help increase the likelihood of success. It also considers possible next steps to take, whether these efforts succeed or fail. The analysis in this monograph is based on more than a year of research, which included travel to the region and extensive interviews with U.S., Iraqi, and other specialists, analysts, and officials, as one component of the project "The U.S. Air Force Role in the Middle East." It involved a multidisciplinary team of researchers who brought their expertise in political, economic, and military strategic analysis to these important questions.

Author : Olga Oliker
Publisher : RAND Corporation
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 41,48 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
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Iraq is the most pressing national security issue facing the United States today. This book evaluates the costs and benefits of five alternative strategies the United States could pursue in Iraq. The authors argue that, as long as the United States remains in Iraq, policy actions must focus on improving the security of Iraq's population by reducing violence. They offer recommendations for ways in which U.S. political, security, and economic policies in Iraq could be better geared to support this goal, though they emphasize the challenges inherent in this endeavor. Specific recommendations focus on embedding and vetting efforts for both forces and government structures and on targeting economic assistance more effectively. The authors also suggest policies that might be implemented if violence subsides-but that should not be undertaken unless and until it does. The book concludes with a discussion of next steps if the United States decides to withdraw from Iraq, arguing that the United States needs to prepare now to mitigate the effects of failure.

Author : Us Department of State
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Page : 68 pages
File Size : 44,33 MB
Release : 2015-02-16
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ISBN : 9781297046445

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Olga Oliker
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File Size : 46,58 MB
Release : 2007
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Iraq is the most pressing national security issue facing the United States today. This book evaluates the costs and benefits of five alternative strategies the United States could pursue in Iraq. The authors argue that, as long as the United States remains in Iraq, policy actions must focus on improving the security of Iraq's population by reducing violence. They offer recommendations for ways in which U.S. political, security, and economic policies in Iraq could be better geared to support this goal, though they emphasize the challenges inherent in this endeavor. Specific recommendations focu.

Author : Steven Metz
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 45,86 MB
Release : 2008-10-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1597971960

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Today the U.S. military is more nimble, mobile, and focused on rapid responses against smaller powers than ever before. One could argue that the Gulf War and the postwar standoff with Saddam Hussein hastened needed military transformation and strategic reassessments in the post–Cold War era. But the preoccupation with Iraq also mired the United States in the Middle East and led to a bloody occupation. What will American strategy look like after U.S. troops leave Iraq? Iraq and the Evolution of American Strategy examines the ways in which the Gulf War, the WMD standoff, the Iraq War, and the ongoing occupation have driven broader changes in U.S. national security policy and military strategy. Steven Metz answers three overarching questions: 1. How did the conflict with Iraq drive and shape broader changes in national security and military strategy? 2. Did policymakers and military leaders interpret the conflict correctly and make the most effective responses? 3. What does this process tell us about the process of change in America's national security and military strategy and in the evolution of its strategic culture? Metz concludes that the United States has a long-standing, continuing problem “developing sound assumptions when the opponent operates within a different psychological and cultural framework.” He sees a pattern of misjudgments about Saddam and Iraq based on Western cultural and historical bias and a pervasive faith in the superiority of America's worldview and institutions. This myopia contributed to America being caught off guard by Saddam's invasion of Kuwait in 1990, then underestimating his longevity, and finally miscalculating the likelihood of a stable and democratic Iraq after he was toppled. With lessons for all readers concerned about America's role in the world, Dr. Metz's important new work will especially appeal to scholars and students of strategy and international security studies, as well as to military professionals and DOD civilians. With a foreword by Colin S. Gray.