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Author Brennan, Richard, 1954-

Title Ending the U.S. War in Iraq : the final transition, operational maneuver, and disestablishment of United States Forces-Iraq (USF-I) / Richard R. Brennan, Jr., Charles P. Ries, Larry Hanauer, Ben Connable, Terrence K. Kelly, Michael J. McNerney, Stephanie Young, Jason Campbell, K. Scott McMahon.

Publication Info. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2013.

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Contents Part I. Setting the stage. Introduction : how wars end -- The first six years -- Multi-National Force-Iraq transition planning and execution, 2009-2010 -- Part II. Transition management and planning. Transition management -- The influence of Washington and Baghdad on the transition -- Part III. Executing the transition and retrograde of forces. Enduring security challenges -- Enhancing the security sector capacity of the government of Iraq -- Enabling an expeditionary embassy -- Reposture the force -- Part IV. The aftermath, conclusions, and recommendations. After the transition -- Conclusions and recommendations.
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 This book looks at the planning and execution of this transition, using information gathered from historical documents and interviews with key players.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.-- Publisher description.
Subject United States Forces, Iraq.
Iraq War, 2003-2011.
Disengagement (Military science)
Postwar reconstruction -- Iraq.
United States -- Armed Forces -- Iraq.
Guerre en Irak, 2003-2011.
Décrochage (Science militaire)
Reconstruction d'après-guerre -- Irak.
États-Unis -- Forces armées -- Irak.
HISTORY -- Middle East -- General.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
Armed Forces
Disengagement (Military science)
Postwar reconstruction
Iraq
United States
Iraq War (2003-2011)
Chronological Term 2003-2011
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Other Form: Print version: Brennan, Richard, 1954- Ending the U.S. War in Iraq. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2013 9780833080479 (DLC) 2013032286
ISBN 9780833080509 (electronic bk.)
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9780833080479 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
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