In studying the withdrawal from Iraq, RAND assessed logistical constraints, trends in insurgent activity, the readiness of Iraqi security forces, and implications for the size of the residual U.S. force and for security in Iraq and the region. This report presents alternative schedules: one consistent with the Obama administration's intentions, one somewhat slower, and another faster. It also identifies steps to alleviate constraints and risks.
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Since 2007, security has improved dramatically in Iraq. The US and Iraqi governments - and most Iraqis - want to see both the US presence there reduced and the Iraqi government and security forces assuming a greater role in providing for public security. This book presents alternative drawdown schedules that are responsive to these factors.
About the Author:
Johnson has many years of experience in defense planning and analysis at the Department of Defense, NATO headquarters, and in private industry.
Keith Crane (PhD, Economics, Indiana University) is a senior economist at RAND. Areas of expertise include Economics of Transition and Economic Forecasting, Transportation Economics, and Defense Economics.
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- PublisherRAND Corporation
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 0833047728
- ISBN 13 9780833047724
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages206