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- The Three Circles of War: Understanding the Dynamics of Conflict in Iraq
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: University of Nebraska Press
summary
The conflict in Iraq is characterized by three faces of war: interstate conflict, civil war, and insurgency. The Coalition’s invasion of Iraq in March 2003 began as an interstate war. No sooner had Saddam Hussein been successfully deposed, however, than U.S.-led forces faced a lethal insurgency. After Sunni al Qaeda in Iraq bombed the Shia al-Askari Shrine in 2006, the burgeoning conflict took on the additional element of civil war with sectarian violence between the Sunni and the Shia.
The most effective strategies in a war as complicated as the three-level conflict in Iraq are intertwined and complementary, according to the editors of this volume. For example, the “surge” in U.S. troops in 2007 went beyond an increase in manpower; the mission had changed, giving priority to public security. This new direction also simultaneously addressed the insurgency as well as the civil war by forging new, trusting relationships between Americans and Iraqis and between Sunni and Shia. This book has broad implications for future decisions about war and peace in the twenty-first century.
The most effective strategies in a war as complicated as the three-level conflict in Iraq are intertwined and complementary, according to the editors of this volume. For example, the “surge” in U.S. troops in 2007 went beyond an increase in manpower; the mission had changed, giving priority to public security. This new direction also simultaneously addressed the insurgency as well as the civil war by forging new, trusting relationships between Americans and Iraqis and between Sunni and Shia. This book has broad implications for future decisions about war and peace in the twenty-first century.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xii
- Iraq’s Culture
- Stabilizing Iraq
- 2. Political Development in Iraq
- pp. 25-34
- Understanding Our Adversaries
- 7. Intelligence and the Wars in Iraq
- pp. 79-88
- Legal and Ethical Issues
- 8. Legal Dimensions
- pp. 91-102
- 9. Ethics in the Three Circles of War
- pp. 103-114
- Measuring War and Victory
- Shaping Perceptions and Military Strategy
- 13. Strategic Communications
- pp. 167-178
- Conclusions
- 15. Considerations for Leaving Iraq
- pp. 193-204
- Postscript
- pp. 205-208
- Recommended Readings
- pp. 237-242
- About the Editors and Contributors
- pp. 253-260
Additional Information
ISBN
9781597976022
Related ISBN(s)
9781597974998
MARC Record
OCLC
755587517
Pages
272
Launched on MUSE
2016-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No