A thoughtful read on Leaving Iraq

Hutch · 8th December 2005, 12:22 PM

http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute....cfm?PubID=627

Found this based on an Opinion piece in the paper. It was written by two authors, Andrew Terrill and Conrad Crane and has as it's official title "Precedents, Variables and Options in Planning a U.S. Military Disengagement Strategy from Iraq"

These two, according to the Opinion piece--from Kevin Horrigan of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, BTW, had predicted in a February 2003 paper that the US would meet an armed resistance, problems in establishing an Iraqi Government, and "urgently warned against disbanding the Iraqi Army". Offhand, they hit it closer that Rummy and Wofowitz did.

Take the time to read it all--about 45 pages in Adode .pdf format. It has areas that will upset anti-war (they are adamantly against and timetable) and pro-war (we may have to settle for less than a democracy and hope for the best) folks, but it is one of the better treatments of the overall picture that I have read. Heavily footnoted and very quotable, but I'll let you add your choice bits

Recommended before getting into withdrawal debates.

rikzilla · 8th December 2005, 12:55 PM

Originally Posted by Hutch

http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute....cfm?PubID=627

Found this based on an Opinion piece in the paper. It was written by two authors, Andrew Terrill and Conrad Crane and has as it's official title "Precedents, Variables and Options in Planning a U.S. Military Disengagement Strategy from Iraq"

These two, according to the Opinion piece--from Kevin Horrigan of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, BTW, had predicted in a February 2003 paper that the US would meet an armed resistance, problems in establishing an Iraqi Government, and "urgently warned against disbanding the Iraqi Army". Offhand, they hit it closer that Rummy and Wofowitz did.

Take the time to read it all--about 45 pages in Adode .pdf format. It has areas that will upset anti-war (they are adamantly against and timetable) and pro-war (we may have to settle for less than a democracy and hope for the best) folks, but it is one of the better treatments of the overall picture that I have read. Heavily footnoted and very quotable, but I'll let you add your choice bits

Recommended before getting into withdrawal debates.

Thanks man...looks like good stuff. I'm checking it out...

-z

8th December 2005, 12:22 PM	#1
Hutch A broken man on a Halifax pier, the last of Barrett's Privateers Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: About 7 Miles from the Saturn 5B Posts: 6,539	A thoughtful read on Leaving Iraq http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute....cfm?PubID=627 Found this based on an Opinion piece in the paper. It was written by two authors, Andrew Terrill and Conrad Crane and has as it's official title "Precedents, Variables and Options in Planning a U.S. Military Disengagement Strategy from Iraq" These two, according to the Opinion piece--from Kevin Horrigan of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, BTW, had predicted in a February 2003 paper that the US would meet an armed resistance, problems in establishing an Iraqi Government, and "urgently warned against disbanding the Iraqi Army". Offhand, they hit it closer that Rummy and Wofowitz did. Take the time to read it all--about 45 pages in Adode .pdf format. It has areas that will upset anti-war (they are adamantly against and timetable) and pro-war (we may have to settle for less than a democracy and hope for the best) folks, but it is one of the better treatments of the overall picture that I have read. Heavily footnoted and very quotable, but I'll let you add your choice bits Recommended before getting into withdrawal debates.
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8th December 2005, 12:55 PM	#2
rikzilla Ninja wave: Atomic fire-breath ninja Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 5,001	Originally Posted by Hutch http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute....cfm?PubID=627 Found this based on an Opinion piece in the paper. It was written by two authors, Andrew Terrill and Conrad Crane and has as it's official title "Precedents, Variables and Options in Planning a U.S. Military Disengagement Strategy from Iraq" These two, according to the Opinion piece--from Kevin Horrigan of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, BTW, had predicted in a February 2003 paper that the US would meet an armed resistance, problems in establishing an Iraqi Government, and "urgently warned against disbanding the Iraqi Army". Offhand, they hit it closer that Rummy and Wofowitz did. Take the time to read it all--about 45 pages in Adode .pdf format. It has areas that will upset anti-war (they are adamantly against and timetable) and pro-war (we may have to settle for less than a democracy and hope for the best) folks, but it is one of the better treatments of the overall picture that I have read. Heavily footnoted and very quotable, but I'll let you add your choice bits Recommended before getting into withdrawal debates. Thanks man...looks like good stuff. I'm checking it out... -z
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