Kathianne
09-14-2008, 02:06 AM
So how are things going there? Pretty well according to this roundtable:
http://www.blackfive.net/main/2008/09/roundtable-roun.html#more
We have had a number of excellent roundtables with officers in Iraq. I'm going to combine these interviews into a single high-level overview of progress in Iraq.
BLUF: progress in Iraq is outstanding in the regions south of Baghdad, but is running much slower in the regions to the north. In the west, Anbar -- though behind the southern regions by some measures -- has enjoyed an extraordinary turnaround from being the center of the Sunni insurgency to a region under Iraqi control. Overall, even in the slow regions, post-Surge Iraq is on the right glidepath. However, we as a nation do need to take the time to finish the mission responsibly in order to ensure that the victory is a firm and lasting one.
If you would prefer to read the original transcripts of these interviews, they are here:
With Rear Admiral Patrick Driscoll (Deputy Chief of STRATCOMM for MNF-I)
With Brigadier General Jeffrey Buchanan (DCG-O MND-C, 10th MTN DIV)
With Colonel Michael McBride (CDR 1/101 AASLT)
With Colonel Dominic Caraccilo (CDR 3/101 AASLT) (For some reason both his name and his unit are wrong in the official transcript -- this information is correct.)
With Colonel Tom James (CDR 4/3 ID)
With Colonel Philip Battagila (CDR 4/1 CAV)
The analysis is in the extended entry.
I will break this into two major sections, the kinetic/operational/maneuver section, and the nonkinetic/reconstruction/capacity section.
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http://www.blackfive.net/main/2008/09/roundtable-roun.html#more
We have had a number of excellent roundtables with officers in Iraq. I'm going to combine these interviews into a single high-level overview of progress in Iraq.
BLUF: progress in Iraq is outstanding in the regions south of Baghdad, but is running much slower in the regions to the north. In the west, Anbar -- though behind the southern regions by some measures -- has enjoyed an extraordinary turnaround from being the center of the Sunni insurgency to a region under Iraqi control. Overall, even in the slow regions, post-Surge Iraq is on the right glidepath. However, we as a nation do need to take the time to finish the mission responsibly in order to ensure that the victory is a firm and lasting one.
If you would prefer to read the original transcripts of these interviews, they are here:
With Rear Admiral Patrick Driscoll (Deputy Chief of STRATCOMM for MNF-I)
With Brigadier General Jeffrey Buchanan (DCG-O MND-C, 10th MTN DIV)
With Colonel Michael McBride (CDR 1/101 AASLT)
With Colonel Dominic Caraccilo (CDR 3/101 AASLT) (For some reason both his name and his unit are wrong in the official transcript -- this information is correct.)
With Colonel Tom James (CDR 4/3 ID)
With Colonel Philip Battagila (CDR 4/1 CAV)
The analysis is in the extended entry.
I will break this into two major sections, the kinetic/operational/maneuver section, and the nonkinetic/reconstruction/capacity section.
....