Ending the U.S. War in Iraq : the final transition, operational maneuver, and disestablishment of United States Forces-Iraq (USF-I)

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Ending the U.S. War in Iraq : the final transition, operational maneuver, and disestablishment of United States Forces-Iraq (USF-I)

Title remainder

the final transition, operational maneuver, and disestablishment of United States Forces-Iraq (USF-I)

Statement of responsibility

Richard R. Brennan, Jr., Charles P. Ries, Larry Hanauer, Ben Connable, Terrence K. Kelly, Michael J. McNerney, Stephanie Young, Jason Campbell, K. Scott McMahon

Creator

• Brennan, Richard, 1954-

Subject

• Iraq War (2003-2011)
• Iraq War (2003-2011)
• Iraq War, 2003-2011
• Postwar reconstruction -- Iraq
• United States -- Armed Forces -- Iraq
• United States Forces, Iraq
• Disengagement (Military science)

Language

eng

Summary

Over the course of the U.S. engagement in Iraq, the U.S. military managed hundreds of bases and facilities and used millions of pieces of equipment. The military was not only involved with security-related activities but also assisted in political and economic functions the host nation government or other U.S. departments would normally perform. A 2010 assessment identified that responsibility for 431 activities would need to be handed off to the government of Iraq, the U.S. embassy, U.S. Central Command, or other U.S. government departments. Ending the U.S. war in Iraq would also require redeploying over 100,000 military and civilian personnel and moving or transferring ownership of over a million pieces of property, including facilities, in accordance with U.S. and Iraqi laws, national policy, and DoD requirements. This book looks at the planning and execution of this transition, using information gathered from historical documents and interviews with key players. It examines efforts to help Iraq build the capacity necessary to manage its own security absent a U.S. military presence. It also looks at the complications that arose from uncertainty over just how much of a presence the United States would continue to have beyond 2011 and how various posttransition objectives would be advanced. The authors also examine efforts to create an embassy intended to survive in a hostile environment by being entirely self-sufficient, performing missions the military previously performed. The authors draw lessons from these events that can help plan for ending future wars.--

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• Free online access: JSTOR
• Research report (Rand Corporation)

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Dewey number

956.7044/310973

Index

no index present

LC call number

DS79.76

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography

Series statement

RAND Corporation research report series