Crs Report for Congress - Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security: December 17, 2008 - Rl31339 (Paperback)

The Bush Administration has claimed substantial success in significantly reducing violence in Iraq as a result of the ?troop surge? announced by President Bush on January 10, 2007 (?New Way Forward?). With the 28,500 ?surge? forces withdrawn as of July 2008, Defense Department reports assess that overall violence is down as much as 80% since early 2007, to levels not seen since 2004. President-elect Obama has indicated that stabilizing Afghanistan should be a higher priority for the United States than Iraq, but U.S. commanders say that progress in Iraq is ?fragile and tenuous? and could be jeopardized by a too rapid draw-down. They recommend measured, incremental ?conditions-based? reductions in U.S. forces and continued building of Iraq's security forces, until further political progress produces a unified, democratic Iraq that can govern and defend itself and is an ally in the war on terror. A U.S.-Iraq status of forces agreement (SOFA), ratified by Iraq's parliament on November 27, 2008, mandates a U.S. withdrawal by the end of 2011, although President-elect Obama has said a ?residual presence? of U.S. forces might be needed beyond that time. On the political front, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is increasingly seen by the U.S. government, the Iraqi ...

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Imprint:	Bibliogov
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2013
First published:	November 2013
Authors:	Kenneth Katzman
Creators:	Congressional Research Service the Libr
Dimensions:	246 x 189 x 4mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	66
ISBN-13:	978-1-293-25031-0
Barcode:	9781293250310
Categories:	Promotions Books > Social sciences > Politics & government Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General
LSN:	1-293-25031-7

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