U.S. military operations in Iraq
Subtitle: planning, combat, and occupation
By: Kate Phillips, Shane Lauth, Erin Schenck ; editor, W. Andrew Terrill.
Contributors: Lauth, Shane.; Schenck, Erin.; Terrill, W. Andrew.; Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute.
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College
Published: 2006
Place of publication: [Carlisle Barracks, PA]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 23
ISBN-13: 9781584872429
Subjects: Iraq War, 2003- -- Congresses.; Postwar reconstruction -- Iraq -- Congresses.; United States -- Armed Forces -- Stability operations -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Description: A colloquium on "U.S. Military Operations in Iraq: Planning, Combat, and Occupation" was held November 2, 2005, and was co-sponsored by SSI and Johns Hopkins' School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Three years beyond the start of that transition, the debate continues about the adequacy of planning for and proficiency of execution of Phase IV operations in Iraq and elsewhere. The debate most often surrounds three issues concerning this final operational phase: the relationship to preceding operational phases; responsibility for planning; and responsibility for execution. Much of the debate to this point has been an unproductive effort to assign blame for shortcomings in the planning for and execution of stability and reconstruction operations; participants in the colloquium moved beyond finding fault, began analyzing the central issues, and addressed solutions.
Notes: "April 2006."

"Colloquium report" -- P. [1] of cover.

Electronic version also available on the SSI website.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Opening remarks; title: Defeating the Iraqi regime; title: Reconstructing Iraq; title: Countering the insurgency; title: Concluding session.