Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security

Abstract

Intro -- IRAQ: POST-SADDAMGOVERNANCE AND SECURITY -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE* -- INTRODUCTION -- POLICY IN THE 1990SEMPHASIZED CONTAINMENT -- THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION ANDMAJOR ANTI-SADDAM FACTIONS -- Secular Groups: Iraqi National Congress (INC) and Iraq NationalAccord (INA) -- The Kurds [8] -- Shiite Islamists: Ayatollah Sistani, SICI, Da'wa Party, and Sadr -- POST-SEPTEMBER 11, 2001:REGIME CHANGE AND WAR -- OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF) -- POST-SADDAM TRANSITIONAND GOVERNANCE -- EARLY TRANSITION PROCESS -- Occupation Period/Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) -- Transitional Administrative Law (TAL) -- Sovereignty Handover/Interim (Allawi) Government -- U.N. Involvement/Coalition Military Mandate/Status of U.S.Forces/Permanent Basing -- Post-Handover U.S. Structure in Iraq -- ELECTIONS IN 2005 -- Permanent Constitution -- December 15, 2005, Election -- Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki -- MALIKI GOVERNMENT, POLITICALRECONCILIATION, AND "BENCHMARKS" -- Political Fragmentation -- Regional and International Diplomatic Efforts to Promote IraqStability -- Democracy and Local Governance -- ECONOMIC RECONSTRUCTION AND U.S. ASSISTANCE -- FY2006 Supplemental/FY2007/FY2008 -- SECURITY CHALLENGES,RESPONSES, AND OPTIONS -- SUNNI ARAB-LED INSURGENCY -- Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQ-I) [33] -- SECTARIAN VIOLENCE AND SHIITE MILITIAS/CIVIL WAR? -- Iranian Support -- IRAQ'S NORTHERN BORDER -- U.S. STABILIZATION STRATEGY AND "TROOP SURGE" -- "Clear, Hold, and Build" Strategy/Provincial ReconstructionTeams -- Baghdad Security Plan/"Fardh Qanoon"/"Troop Surge" -- Growing Shiite on Shiite Violence -- Surge Assessments -- BUILDING IRAQI SECURITY FORCES (ISF) [39] -- Weaponry -- ISF Funding -- COALITION-BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE [41] -- NATO/EU/Other Civilian Training -- REACTION TO "TROOP SURGE," IRAQ STUDYGROUP REPORT, LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS,AND OTHER OPTIONS.