Operations And Reconstruction Efforts In Iraq

Author : Hideki Matsunaga
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781464813917

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The Reconstruction of Iraq after 2003 by Hideki Matsunaga Pdf

Beginning in 2003, diverse and significant actors, both domestic and international, engaged in reconstruction activities in Iraq. The total budget committed to Iraq’s reconstruction was unprecedented among postconflict operations mobilized by the international community. Despite the vast sums of money spent, and the implementation of its many projects and programs, the donors and the Iraqi people view the reconstruction efforts in Iraq in a negative light. The Reconstruction of Iraq after 2003: Learning from Its Successes and Failures focuses on the period between 2003 and 2014—that is, after the United States†“led invasion and overthrow of the Saddam Hussein regime, and before the sudden rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as Daesh. This book assesses several dimensions of Iraq’s reconstruction. First, it considers the response of key international actors, such as the United Nations, the World Bank, the United States, and other bilateral donors—specifically, the European Union, Japan, and the United Kingdom—as well as nongovernmental organizations. Second, it analyzes the process and results of the reconstruction of key sectors (electricity, oil, education, and health), and the interventions geared to institution building and governance reform. Pursuing effective reconstruction within the context of conflict and fragility is a formidable challenge because of the uncertain, fluid, and complex environment. Based on the experience in Iraq, how can the international community support the effectiveness and durability of reconstruction? This book identifies lessons in seven areas and offers four recommendations for international and domestic actors and citizens engaged in reconstruction activities. The Reconstruction of Iraq after 2003 is important reading for development practitioners and policy makers who are or will be engaged in reconstruction efforts in fragile and conflict-affected environments.

Author : William Solis (au),David Cooper (au)
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2005-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1422302180

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Rebuilding Iraq by William Solis (au),David Cooper (au) Pdf

The U.S. is spending billions of dollars to reconstruct Iraq while combating an insurgency that has targeted military & contractor personnel & the Iraqi people. This environment created a need for those rebuilding Iraq to obtain security services. This report evaluated the extent to which: (1) U.S. agencies & contractors acquired security services from private providers; (2) the U.S. military & private security providers developed a working relationship; & (3) U.S. agencies assessed the costs of using private security providers on reconstruction contracts. Includes recommendations to the Secretaries of Defense & State & the Admin., U.S. Agency for International Development. (USAID). Charts & tables.

Author : United States. Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : MINN:30000008510715

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Hard Lessons by United States. Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Pdf

Product Description: The billions of dollars expended in Iraq constitute the largest relief and reconstruction exercise in American history. SIGIR's lessons learned capping report characterizes this effort in four phases (pre-war to ORHA, CPA, post-CPA/Negroponte era, and Khalilzad, Crocker, and the Surge). From this history, SIGIR forwards a series of conclusions and recommendations for Congress to consider when organizing for the next post-conflict reconstruction situation. Over the past five years, the United States has provided nearly fifty billion dollars for the relief and reconstruction of Iraq. This unprecedented rebuilding program, implemented after the March 2003 invasion, was developed to restore Iraq's essential services, build Iraq's security forces, create a market-based economy, and establish a democratic government--all in pursuit of U.S. interests in a stable and free Iraq. Did the U.S. rebuilding program achieve its objectives? Was the money provided well-spent or wasted? What lessons have we learned from the experience? Hard Lessons: The Iraq Reconstruction Experience, a report from the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR), answers these and other important questions by presenting a comprehensive history of the U.S. program, chiefly derived from SIGIR's body of extensive oversight work in Iraq, hundreds of interviews with key figures involved with the reconstruction program, and thousands of documents evidencing the reconstruction work that was - or was not - done. The report examines the limited pre-war planning for reconstruction, the shift from a large infrastructure program to a more community-based one, and the success of the Surge in 2007 and beyond. Hard Lessons concludes that the U.S. government did not have the structure or resources in place to execute the mammoth relief and reconstruction plan it took on in 2003. The lessons learned from this experience create a basis for reviewing and reforming the U.S. approach to contingency relief and reconstruction operations.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : UCAL:$B387860

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Ongoing Military Operations and Reconstruction Efforts in Iraq by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services Pdf

Author : Stuart W. Bowen
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2009-05
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781437912746

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Hard Lessons: the Iraq Reconstruction Experience by Stuart W. Bowen Pdf

A combination of poor planning, weak oversight and greed cheated U.S. taxpayers and undermined American forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. U.S. taxpayers have paid nearly $51 billion for projects in Iraq, including training the Iraqi army and police and rebuilding Iraq's oil, electric, justice, health and transportation sectors. Many of the projects did not succeed, partly because of violence in Iraq and friction between U.S. officials in Washington and Iraqi officials in Baghdad. The U.S. gov¿t. "was neither prepared for nor able to respond quickly to the ever-changing demands" of stabilizing Iraq and then rebuilding it. This report reviews the problems in the war effort, which the Bush admin. claimed would cost $2.4 billion. Charts and tables.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1422320871

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Economic and military support for the U.S. efforts in Iraq : the coalition of the willing, then and now : hearing by Anonim Pdf

Author : Curt Tarnoff
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781437921823

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Iraq by Curt Tarnoff Pdf

This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. A large-scale assistance program has been undertaken by the U.S. in Iraq since mid-¿03. By Spring '09, over $49 billion had been appropriated for Iraq reconstruction. In June '09, A significant number of reconstruction activities, especially those involving construction of roads, sanitation, electric power, oil production, and other infrastructure, are completed or near completion. Most large-scale infrastructure programs are no longer funded. However, many small-scale, targeted community-level infrastructure efforts are funded. The key emphases of the aid program are the training of Iraqi forces and programs assisting the development of Iraqi governing capacities and supporting the work of the Provincial Reconstruction Teams. Illustrations.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1072 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : PSU:000058944820

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Operations and Reconstruction Efforts in Iraq by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services Pdf

Author : Committee of Government Reform,House Of U. S. House of Representatives
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2005-11-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781596052000

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Rebuilding Iraq by Committee of Government Reform,House Of U. S. House of Representatives Pdf

We know more today.about how the Administration has mismanaged the contracts to reconstruct Iraq. And what we have learned shows that the problems are even worse than we thought. All.perspectives point to the same conclusion: Halliburton is gouging the taxpayer and the Bush Administration doesn't seem to care.-Statement of Rep. Henry A. Waxman, U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Government ReformREBUILDING IRAQ: U.S. Mismanagement in the Middle East discussed the oversight of the Development Fund for Iraq funds through the national budgetary process. Originally issued in late January 2005 by the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, the main objective of this audit was to determine whether the Coalition's Provisional Authority (CPA) implemented adequate procedures for the recording, reviewing and reporting disbursements for the reconstruction of Iraq. The results of the audit contain detailed information relating to managerial, financial, and contract controls as well as formal recommendations about the oversight of the Development Fund for Iraq funds.Organized chronologically from early December 2004 through end of July 2005, additional documents contained in this report include numerous Facts Sheets on the value of Halliburton contracts including a comprehensive overview of the total value these contracts as well as information pointing to serious problems from severe contract abuses to the mismanagement of funds in Iraq.

Author : Kate Phillips
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Iraq War, 2003-2011
ISBN : IND:30000139803559

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U.S. Military Operations in Iraq by Kate Phillips Pdf

A colloquium on "U.S. Military Operations in Iraq: Planning, Combat, and Occupation" was held November 2, 2005, and was co-sponsored by SSI and Johns Hopkins' School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Three years beyond the start of that transition, the debate continues about the adequacy of planning for and proficiency of execution of Phase IV operations in Iraq and elsewhere. The debate most often surrounds three issues concerning this final operational phase: the relationship to preceding operational phases; responsibility for planning; and responsibility for execution. Much of the debate to this point has been an unproductive effort to assign blame for shortcomings in the planning for and execution of stability and reconstruction operations; participants in the colloquium moved beyond finding fault, began analyzing the central issues, and addressed solutions.

Author : Hideki Matsunaga
Publisher : Mena Development Report
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1464813906

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The Reconstruction of Iraq After 2003 by Hideki Matsunaga Pdf

Beginning in 2003, diverse and significant actors, both domestic and international, engaged in reconstruction activities in Iraq. The total budget committed to Iraq's reconstruction was unprecedented among postconflict operations mobilized by the international community. Despite the vast sums of money spent, and the implementation of its many projects and programs, the donors and the Iraqi people view the reconstruction efforts in Iraq in a negative light. The Reconstruction of Iraq after 2003: Learning from Its Successes and Failures focuses on the period between 2003 and 2014--that is, after the United States+"led invasion and overthrow of the Saddam Hussein regime, and before the sudden rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as Daesh. This book assesses several dimensions of Iraq's reconstruction. First, it considers the response of key international actors, such as the United Nations, the World Bank, the United States, and other bilateral donors--specifically, the European Union, Japan, and the United Kingdom--as well as nongovernmental organizations. Second, it analyzes the process and results of the reconstruction of key sectors (electricity, oil, education, and health), and the interventions geared to institution building and governance reform. Pursuing effective reconstruction within the context of conflict and fragility is a formidable challenge because of the uncertain, fluid, and complex environment. Based on the experience in Iraq, how can the international community support the effectiveness and durability of reconstruction? This book identifies lessons in seven areas and offers four recommendations for international and domestic actors and citizens engaged in reconstruction activities. The Reconstruction of Iraq after 2003 is important reading for development practitioners and policy makers who are or will be engaged in reconstruction efforts in fragile and conflict-affected environments.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : National security
ISBN : UOM:39015090412894

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Effective Counterinsurgency by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services Pdf

Author : Christopher Kinsey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135220174

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Private Contractors and the Reconstruction of Iraq by Christopher Kinsey Pdf

Private Contractors and the Reconstruction of Iraq examines the controversial role of military contractors in the reconstruction of Iraq. When 'Operation Iraqi Freedom' was launched in March 2003, few, if any, of the Coalition's political leaders could have envisaged that within a few months the number of private contractors engaged to keep the troops supplied would exceed their actual combat strength. This alternative 'army' was not only to become the largest assemblage of contractors in living memory to accompany a military force into a war zone, but was also responsible for a fundamental transformation of how military logistics were delivered. This book explains how and why the US and UK governments became so dependent upon military contractors during the war in Iraq. It also examines the ramifications this new dependency will have on future military operations, as the conflict in Iraq has shown that private contractors are now indispensable to the attainment of both the military and political objectives of war. Finally, the book discusses what advantages and disadvantages these companies have brought to the reconstruction of Iraq, and what lessons need to be learned from this experience. This book will be of great interest to students of military and strategic studies, Middle Eastern politics and international security, and as well as policymakers and military professionals. Christopher Kinsey is a lecturer in international security at King's College London, Defence Studies Department, at the Joint Services Command and Staff College, Shrivenham. His previous publications include Corporate Soldiers and International Security: The Rise of Private Military Companies (Routledge: 2006)

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Economic assistance, American
ISBN : MINN:31951D03758713J

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Learning from Iraq by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa Pdf

Author : Robert Perito
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Nation-building
ISBN : STANFORD:36105220931914

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Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Iraq by Robert Perito Pdf