 |
Operation Iraqi Freedom: Strategies, Approaches, Results, and Issues for Congress
Authors: Catherine Dale; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE |
|
Abstract:
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) was launched on March 20, 2003. The immediate goal, as stated by the Bush Administration, was to remove the regime, including destroying its ability to use weapons of mass destruction or to make them available to terrorists. The broad, longer-term objective included helping Iraqis build a new Iraq that is prosperous and free. In October 2002, Congress had authorized the President to use force against Iraq, to defend the national security of the United States against the continuing threat posed by Iraq, and to enforce all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq. Over time, the focus of OIF has shifted from regime removal to the more open ended mission of helping an emerging new Iraqi leadership improve security, establish a system of governance, and foster economic development. With that shift in focus, the character of the war has evolved from major combat operations to a multifaceted counter-insurgency and reconstruction effort.
| Description: |
Congressional rept. |
| Pages: |
125 |
| Report Date: |
28 MAR 2008 |
| Report Number: |
A627084 |
Report Unavailable |
| This title is unavailable from Storming Media. We do not know when it might be available, if at all. We list the report on our site for bibliographic completeness, to help our users know what other work has been performed in this field. Please note that as with all titles on this site, we do not have contact information for any of the authors. Nor can we give any suggestions on how one might obtain this report. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Keywords relating to this report:
Email This Abstract
