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010 $a 2010443916
020 $a9781584874416
020 $a1584874414
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn613369030
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050 00 $aDS79.76$b.M547 2010
050 14 $aDS79.66.H67$bM49 2010
100 1 $aMetz, Steven,$d1956-
245 10 $aDecisionmaking in Operation Iraqi Freedom :$bthe strategic shift of 2007 /$cSteven Metz ; John R. Martin, executive editor.
260 $aCarlisle, PA :$bStrategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College,$c[2010]
300 $axiv, 78 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
490 1 $aOperation Iraqi Freedom key decisions monograph series ;$vv. 2
500 $a"May 2010."
520 $aIn this second volume of the series, Dr. Metz looks carefully at the 2007 decision to surge forces into Iraq, a choice which is generally considered to have been effective in turning the tide of the war from potential disaster to possible, perhaps probable, strategic success. Although numerous strategic decisions remain to be made as the U.S. military executes its "responsible withdrawal" from Iraq, Dr. Metz has encapsulated much of the entire war in these two monographs, describing both the start and what may eventually be seen as the beginning of the end of the war. In this volume, he provides readers with an explanation of how a decision process that was fundamentally unchanged, with essentially the same people shaping and making the decision, could produce such a different result in 2007. As the current administration tries to replicate the surge in Afghanistan, this monograph shows the perils of attempting to achieve success in one strategic situation by copying actions successfully taken in another, but where different conditions applied.--$cSummary from foreward.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 64-78).
505 0 $aIntroduction -- The decision. Political and strategic context -- Decisionmakers -- The process -- Decision shapers -- Decision criteria and dynamics -- Options considered -- Analysis -- Implications -- Recommendations -- Conclusion.
530 $aAlso available online in PDF format from Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) web site. Adobe Acrobat Reader required.
600 10 $aBush, George W.$q(George Walker),$d1946-$xMilitary leadership.
650 0 $aIraq War, 2003-$xDecision making.
650 0 $aCounterinsurgency$zIraq.
650 0 $aCivil-military relations$zIraq.
650 0 $aStrategy.
650 4 $aDIME (Diplomatic, informational, military, and economic) elements.
650 4 $aElements of national power.
651 0 $aUnited States$xMilitary policy.
700 1 $aMartin, John R.$q(John Robert),$d1952-
710 2 $aArmy War College (U.S.).$bStrategic Studies Institute.
776 08 $iOnline version:$aMetz, Steven, 1956-$tDecisionmaking in Operation Iraqi Freedom.$h1 online resource (xiv, 78 p.)$z1584874414$w(OCoLC)614018566
830 0 $aOperation Iraqi Freedom key decisions monograph series ;$vv. 2.
856 41 $uhttp://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB985.pdf