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001 2007361643
003 DLC
005 20120322082554.0
008 070201s2007 pau b f000 0 eng d
010 $a 2007361643
020 $a1584872721 (pbk.)
020 $a9781584872726
035 $a(OCoLC)ocm79863216
035 $a(OCoLC)79863216
040 $aAWC$cAWC$dAWC$dDLC
042 $alccopycat
050 00 $aU241$b.M485 2007
082 00 $a355.02/18$222
100 1 $aMetz, Steven,$d1956-
245 10 $aLearning from Iraq :$bcounterinsurgency in American strategy /$cSteven Metz.
246 30 $aCounterinsurgency in American strategy
260 $a[Carlisle Barracks, PA] :$bStrategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College,$c[2007]
300 $aviii, 127 p. ;$c23 cm.
500 $a"January 2007."
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 91-127).
505 0 $aThe deadly bloom -- The road to Baghdad -- We planned for the wrong contingency -- Residual pockets of resistance -- A massive and long-term undertaking -- They had the training to stand and fight -- A powerful, deeply symbolic myth -- The prospect of an outright victory -- The core conflict has changed -- Adjusting transformation -- Transcending counterinsurgency -- A strategic after action review.
520 $aWhile the involvement of the United States in counterinsurgency has a long history, it had faded in importance in the years following the end of the Cold War. When American forces first confronted it in Iraq, they were not fully prepared. Since then, the U.S. military and other government agencies have expended much effort to refine their counterinsurgency capabilities. But have they done enough?
530 $aElectronic version also available on the SSI website.
650 0 $aCounterinsurgency$zUnited States.
650 0 $aIraq War, 2003-2011.
651 0 $aUnited States$xStrategic aspects.
710 2 $aArmy War College (U.S.).$bStrategic Studies Institute.
856 41 $zCLICK HERE TO VIEW :$uhttp://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB752.pdf