Ending the U.S. War in Iraq : : the final transition, operational maneuver, and disestablishment of United States Forces-Iraq / / Richard R. Brennan, Jr. [and five others].

• Author: Brennan, Richard R. Jr.
• Place / Publishing House: Santa Monica : : RAND Corporation,, [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (607 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This book looks at the planning and execution of the U.S. military's exit from Iraq and the transition of responsibilities to the Iraqi government, U.S. embassy, Office of Security Cooperation, USCENTCOM, and other U.S. departments and agencies.

Table of Contents

• Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Foreword; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Executive Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Part I: Setting the Stage; Chapter One: Introduction: How Wars End; Overview; How Wars End; The Final Transition in Iraq; The Three Faces of the War in Iraq; Overarching Themes; Organization of the Report; Chapter Two: The First Six Years; Overview; Prewar Planning; Combat Operations (March 20 to June 23, 2003); Combined Joint Task Force 7 in Support of the Coalition Provisional Authority (April 23, 2003, to June 28, 2004)
• Transition from the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance to the Coalition Provisional AuthorityMilitary Activities in Support of the Coalition Provisional Authority; Iraqi Army; Police; Assessing the Effectiveness of Training; Governance; Economy and Essential Services; Transfer of Sovereignty, Transition to the U.S. Embassy; Multi-National Force-Iraq in Support of the Iraqi Interim Government and the U.S. Embassy (June 28, 2004, to May 3, 2005); Multi-National Force-Iraq Campaign Plan; Developing Iraqi Security Forces; National Elections, January 2005
• Multi-National Force-Iraq in Support of the Iraqi Transitional Government and the U.S. Embassy (May 3, 2005, to May 20, 2006)Iraqi Security Force Development; Provincial Iraqi Control; Developing Counterinsurgency Doctrine; Civil-Military Relations Efforts at Integrating the U.S. Mission; Multi-National Force-Iraq in Support of the Government of Iraq and the U.S. Embassy (May 20, 2006, to December 31, 2008); Announcing the Surge, Transition to a New Leadership Team; Population Security; Sons of Iraq; Civil Affairs; Benchmarks; Charge of the Knights
• Security Agreement and the Strategic FrameworkFraming the Issues in the United States; Elements of the Security Agreement and the Strategic Framework Agreement; Chapter Three: Multi-National Force-Iraq Transition Planning and Execution, 2009-2010; Overview; Multi-National Force-Iraq Under the Security Agreement, Through Withdrawal from Cities (January 1, 2009, to June 30, 2009); Camp Lejeune Speech; Out of the Cities; Multi-National Force-Iraq and U.S. Forces-Iraq Through the End of Combat Operations (June 30, 2009, to August 30, 2010); Iraqi Security Forces Capacity; 2010 Joint Campaign Plan
• Operations Order 10-01 and Fragmentary Order 10-01.4National Elections, March 2010; The Iraq Transition Conference; Change in Leadership; Part II: Transition Management and Planning; Chapter Four: Transition Management; Team Building; Operations Order 11-01: Key Objectives and Guidance for Operation New Dawn Execution; Transition Implementation Planning; Transition Management Working Groups; Changes to Transition Management Processes Under Operations Order 11-01; Iraqi Participation in Transition Planning and Execution; Summary
• Chapter Five: The Influence of Washington and Baghdad on the Transition