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Wraps. Condition: Very good. Presumed First Edition, First Printing. viii, 60 pages. Endnotes. The Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) is part of the U.S. Army War College and is the strategic level study agent for issues related to national security and military strategy with emphasis on geostrategic analysis. Studies produced by civilian and military analysts concern topics having strategic implications for the Army, the Department of Defense, and the larger national security community. Paraphrased from the forward by Douglas Lovelace, SSI Director: The questions of how to empower the Iraqis and then progressively withdraw from that country is a complex issue that is not handled constructively by commentators in the media. In this monograph, the authors present the U.S. situation in Iraq in all its complexity and ambiguity and present recommendations for implementing an effective withdrawal strategy. Dr. Conrad C. Crane is the Director of the U.S. Army Military History Institute. Dr. W. Andrew Terrill is SSI's Middle East Specialist.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The United States is engaged in a massive effort to rehabilitate the government and political culture of Iraq, following the destruction of the Saddam Hussein regime in spring 2003. The U.S. goal and ideal for Iraq is the establishment and maintenance of a strong, self-sufficient, and forward-looking government. Currently, Iraq is in transition, as that country's political leaders seek to establish a new, more representative form of government, while at the same time attempting to cope with a vicious ongoing insurgency. To accomplish these tasks, the government needs significant U.S. military support which will be reduced and then eliminated over time as the Iraqis hopefully become more self-sufficient. According to President George W. Bush in his June 25, 2005, address to the nation, 'We will stay in Iraq as long as we are needed-and not a day longer.'.…