Why the Iraqi resistance to the coalition invasion was so weak /
Draws upon information derived primarily from interviews with and interrogations of senior Iraqi military and civilian officials to examine why the Iraqi resistance in March and April 2003 was so weak. It focuses on two questions: (1) Why did the Iraqi Regular Army and Republican Guard forces do so...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Santa Monica, CA :
Rand Corp.,
2007.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Saddam made strategic miscalculations
- Saddam's internal security concerns weakened Iraqi defenses against external attack
- Iraq's military strategy and operations were poorly designed and executed
- Poor motivation and morale decisively undermined the Iraqi defense
- Superior military capabilities gave Coalition forces an overwhelming advantage
- Concluding observations.