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It was a campaign, ordered by GEN [[David Petraeus]], the senior commander of coalition forces in Iraq ([[Multi-National Force-Iraq]] and planned by a Joint Strategic Assessment Team led by COL [[H. R. McMaster]] (U.S. Army) and [[David Pearce]] (U.S. State Department). Operational control would be under [[Multi-National Corps-Iraq]], under LTG [[Ray Odierno]]. | |||
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Revision as of 11:27, 11 August 2009
President George W. Bush, on January 10, 2007, announced that the US would surge at least 20,000 additional troops to Iraq, to improve security in the Baghdad to a point where the remaining Iraqi Security Forces could control violence from Iraqi sects and foreign sources. [1]
Intended to be more policing and engaging directly with the people, the approach was "population-centric" rather than "enemy-centric."[2]
Implementation
It was a campaign, ordered by GEN David Petraeus, the senior commander of coalition forces in Iraq (Multi-National Force-Iraq and planned by a Joint Strategic Assessment Team led by COL H. R. McMaster (U.S. Army) and David Pearce (U.S. State Department). Operational control would be under Multi-National Corps-Iraq, under LTG Ray Odierno.
References
- ↑ George W. Bush (10 January 2007), President's Address to the Nation
- ↑ David Kilcullen (2009), The Accidental Guerilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One, Oxford University Press, ISBN 9780195368345, pp. 128-130