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July 16, 2015

Why ISIS Cannot Be Defeated by Putting US Boots on the Ground

Seemingly overnight, the terrorist organization ISIS established an illegitimate state spanning the borders of Iraq and Syria. Systematic human rights abuses and dramatic executions have drawn the world’s attention to the group; however, ISIS does not pose an immediate existential threat to the United States, begging the question: are there options other than putting US put boots on the ground to combat this problem?

Posted in: Middle East, New National Security, Nukes of Hazard blog

July 15, 2014

Defense One Publishes Op-Ed by Lt. General Robert Gard on the Failure of Cooperation Between Security Forces and Governing Institutions in Iraq

The One Thing the U.S. Can’t Train the Iraqi Army To Do by Lt. General Robert Gard The U.S. armed forces have spent considerable time, resources and talent building up and training Iraqi security forces to enable them to maintain a reasonable degree of stability in that war-torn and divided country. Why, then, did tens […]

Posted in: Middle East, Press & In the News on the Middle East

March 1, 2012

Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Assessment of Iraq

Before the U.S. invasion in 2003, warnings about an insurgency developing in Iraq after Saddam Hussein’s regime fell were ignored by the Bush administration. Lacking training in counterinsurgency operations, U.S. armed forces initially used aggressive offensive tactics employing heavy firepower and ignored the two fundamental principles of counterinsurgency operations: create a secure environment for the […]

Posted in: Factsheets on Middle East, Middle East

March 12, 2011

Estimated Iraq and Afghanistan War Funding FY2001-FY2012

By the end of Fiscal Year (FY) 2012, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) estimates that total US spending on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will surpass $1.4 trillion. This total includes approximately $823 billion for operations in Iraq and $557 billion for operations in Afghanistan. Funding for the war in Iraq has decreased significantly […]

Posted in: Factsheets & Analysis on Pentagon Budget, Factsheets on Middle East, Middle East, Pentagon Budget

February 19, 2009

Implementing the President’s Plan: An Outline for Action in Iraq

By Col. Richard L. Klass (USAF, ret.), Lt. Gen. Robert G. Gard, Jr. (USA, ret.) and Brig. Gen. John Johns (USA, ret.) [**] Staff Sgt. Riley Smallwood plays with Iraqi children in 2007 (DOD). Download this report (PDF, 5 pages) Barack Obama campaigned on a policy of ending U.S. military involvement in Iraq. There is […]

Posted in: Factsheets on Middle East, Middle East

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