Precedents, Variables, and Options in Planning a US Military Disengagement Strategy from Iraq

The U.S. is engaged in a massive effort to rehabilitate the gov't. & political culture of Iraq, following the destruction of the Saddam Hussein regime in spring 2003. The questions of how to empower the Iraqis most effectively & then progressively withdraw non-Iraqi forces from that country is a complex issue. In this monograph, Andrew & Crane of the Strategic Studies Inst. seek to present the U.S. situation in Iraq in all of its complexity & ambiguity, with policy recommendations for how that withdrawal strategy might be most effectively implemented. This analysis should be especially useful to U.S. military strategic leaders as they address the complicated interplay of issues related to exiting Iraq in a politically acceptable & constructive manner.Terrill, W. Andrew is the author of 'Precedents, Variables, and Options in Planning a US Military Disengagement Strategy from Iraq', published 2006 under ISBN 9781422304051 and ISBN 1422304051.