Reintegration of the Iraqi military in post-conflict era
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Authors
Erturk, Sait
Subjects
Iraq
Ethnic and religious factions
The Second Gulf War
Iraqi security forces
Iraqi military
Armed forces restructuring
Security sector reform
State building
Ethnic and religious factions
The Second Gulf War
Iraqi security forces
Iraqi military
Armed forces restructuring
Security sector reform
State building
Advisors
Nasr, Vali
Guttieri, Karen
Date of Issue
2005-03
Date
March 2005
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
A historical analysis of the Iraqi military suggests that certain actions should be taken if the state building process of the United States led coalition is to be successful. The fulcrum of power in Iraq has always been the internecine ethnic, religious, and tribal relationships and interactions. This thesis studies the recently constructed security structure of Iraq, particularly the new Iraqi Armed Forces, by focusing on likely influences of the ethnic and sectarian factions and social structure of the country on security and reconstruction/reintegration of the new Iraqi Military. The thesis brings into sharp focus a singular fact that the military of Iraq has always been used in one way or another against one section of the population or another by the prevailing political power using the time-honored virtues of patronage and corruption. The use of the military in Iraq as an internal political tool more than anything else contributed to the lack of national identity, the prerequisite for a sound military structure. The thesis presents some situational operating methodologies that if followed should provide a structurally sound modern Iraqi military rather than a supernumerary police force. The recommendations would not only provide a military as a strong basis for national unity and identity, but they would create a military contributing to regional stability.
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Thesis
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Department
Department of National Security Affairs
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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Format
xii, 135 p.
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