Ending the U.S. War in Iraq: The Final Transition, Operational Maneuver, and Disestablishment of United States Forces-Iraq
- ISBN-10
- 0833080482
- ISBN-13
- 9780833080486
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 606
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-11-05
- Publisher
- Rand Corporation
- Authors
- Terrence K. Kelly, Charles P. Ries, Ben Connable
Description
Ending the U.S. war in Iraq required redeploying 100,000 military and civilian personnel; handing off responsibility for 431 activities to the Iraqi government, U.S. embassy, USCENTCOM, or other U.S. government entities; and moving or transferring ownership of over a million pieces of property in accordance with U.S. and Iraqi laws, national policy, and DoD requirements. This book examines the planning and execution of this transition.
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