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Control number:
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ocn190843537
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ISBN:
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9780833042972 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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ISBN:
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0833042971 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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Local control number:
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(OCoLC)190843537
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Author:
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Pirnie, Bruce, 1940-
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Title:
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Counterinsurgency in Iraq (2003-2006) / Bruce R. Pirnie, Edward O'Connell.
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Imprint:
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Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corp., 2008.
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Physical description:
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xxvii, 106 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
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Series:
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(Rand counterinsurgency study ; v. 2)
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Note:
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"RAND National Defense Research Institute."
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Contents:
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Summary -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Overview of the conflict in Iraq -- Ba'athist regime -- Invasion of Iraq -- Occupation of Iraq -- First priority : setting up a constitutional government -- Spring -- The spiral downward begins (Spring 2004) -- Benchmark one : holding Iraqi elections -- Islamic extremists and sectarian violence -- A U.S. approach hesitantly unfold -- Armed groups in Iraq -- Overview -- Kurdish separatists -- Sunni Arab insurgents -- Violent extremists -- Shi'ite Arab militias -- Criminal gangs -- Insurgent use of terrorism -- Counterinsurgency in Iraq -- Organization and recognition of the U.S. COIN effort is slow to unfold -- Traditional U.S. military forces may need to be adjusted -- Fallujah -- Tal Afar -- Baghdad -- Air support -- Combatting improvised explosive devices -- Detainee operations -- U.S. development and support of Iraqi forces -- Iraqi police -- Iraqi armed forces -- Assessing progress in counterinsurgency -- Iraqi casualties and displacement -- Iraqi economy -- Iraqi opinion -- Accounting for success and failure -- Understanding Iraqi society -- Little planning for the occupation of Iraq -- The impact of a lack od international support for the war -- The disastrous effects of prematurely dismantling the Ba'athist regime -- The challenge of building a new Iraqi state from scratch -- Instituting a new system of justice -- Undertaking the reconstruction of Iraq -- The consequences of failing to maintain security early on military missions -- Lck of infiltration and tips hinder intelligence on the insurgency -- Building effective capabilities for counterinsurgency -- Use of force -- Public safety and security -- Partnering with and enabling indigenous forces -- Reporting on the enemy and infiltration -- Provision of essential services -- Informing and influencing operations -- Rigorous and coordinated detainee operations -- Recommendations -- Development of strategy -- Coalition-building -- Planning process -- Unity of effort -- Interagency process -- Host-nation governance -- Funding mechanisms -- Counterinsurgency as a mission -- Protection of the indigenous population -- Personnel policy -- U.S. Army special forces -- Partnership with indigenous forces -- Policing functions -- Brigade organization -- Gunship-like capability -- Intelligence collection and sharing.
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Held by:
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NYSL
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Subject:
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Postwar reconstruction--Iraq.
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Subject:
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Counterinsurgency--Iraq.
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Added entry:
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O'Connell, Edward.
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Added entry:
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National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)
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Series:
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(Rand counterinsurgency study ; paper 2.)
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Electronic access:
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http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2008/RAND_MG595.3.pdf Full-text
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Call number:
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320.973072 qR186 88-400 MG-595/3-OSD
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