Ending the U.S. War in Iraq: The Final Transition, Operational Maneuver, and Disestablishment of United States Forces-Iraq - Softcover

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

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0833080474 ISBN 13: 9780833080479

Publisher: RAND, 2013

Synopsis

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 This book looks at the planning and execution of this transition, using information gathered from historical documents and interviews with key players.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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About the Author

Richard Brennan is a Senior Political Scientist at RAND and career Army officer with extensive expertise relating to national security policy regarding Iraq, Iran and the broader Middle-East. From 2006 through 2011 he served as a deployed RAND analyst supporting the U.S. military in various positions to include the RAND team leader within the Joint Interagency Task Force - Iraq, Director of the Checkmate Team, and Senior Advisor to the USF-I Director of Operations (J3) where he worked on broad range of operational and strategic issues supporting the mission. During the last two years of the operation he participated in much of the planning efforts related to the transition and was an eyewitness to the final operational maneuver of forces out of Iraq.

Edition details

• Publisher: RAND
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0833080474
• ISBN 13: 9780833080479
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 606