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Parent topics
- Counterinsurgency [r]: Theory and practice of defeating insurgency without creating even more local resistance or strategic failures [e]
- Iraq War [r]: Invasion of Iraq by a coalition of countries, led by the United States, in 2003, and subsequent occupation [e]
- Iraq War, insurgency [r]: The period of the Iraq War following the end of major combat operations, and the beginning of significant guerilla warfare in July-August 2003 [e]
Subtopics
Commands
- United States Central Command [r]: Unified Combatant Command responsible for U.S. operations in the Middle East and Southwest Asia, now under the command of General David Petraeus [e]
- Multi-National Force-Iraq [r]: The senior Coalition military headquarters in Iraq, commanded by GEN Ray Odierno, U.S. Army [e]
- 101st Airborne Division [r]: A division of the U.S. Army, originally created as airborne, but now air assault with permanently assigned helicopter mobility [e]
Advisers and deputies
- David Kilcullen [r]: A former Australian infantry officer with a doctorate in the study of insurgency and history, he is an advisor on counterinsurgency to the Australian and U.S. governments. His models draw a sharp distinction between the tactic of terror, and the conduct of wars that make use of that tactic. Board of Advisors, Center for a New American Security [e]
- H.R. McMaster [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Peter Mansoor [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Ray Odierno [r]: General, United States Army, commanding Multi-National Force-Iraq; commanded 4th Infantry Division (U.S.) at end of major combat of the Iraq War [e]
- Sadi Othman [r]: Senior Special Advisor to GEN David Petraeus, commander of United States Central Command; a naturalized American citizen who became a translator in Iraq after the 9-11 Attacks and has become widely trusted by all sides as a mediator, honest broker, and, at 6'7", "the first person ever to dunk a basketball in a Jordanian university competition." [e]
Other related topics
- George W. Bush Administration [r]: The policies and acts during the presidency of George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States of America [e]
- Training and Doctrine Command [r]: A major command of the U.S. Army, responsible both for all training as well as the development of doctrine of how the Army fights, currently headed by GEN Martin Dempsey [e]
- Combined Arms Center [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Command and General Staff College [r]: A graduate degree granting U.S. Army professional education school for midcareer officers, typically majors, preparing for positions involving operational art at the brigade and division level [e]
- William Fallon [r]: Add brief definition or description
- War on terror [r]: A major policy of the George W. Bush Administration, defining global terrorism, as opposed to nation-states as in the Cold War, as the focal point of national security policy [e]
- Terrorism [r]: Any act, nearly always violent, unpredictable, and chaotic in nature, often targetting civilians, intended to create an atmosphere of fear in order to obtain a political objective. [e]
- 75th Ranger Regiment [r]: Assigned to the Army Special Operations Command of the United States Special Operations Command, a highly skilled, parachute-qualified light infantry unit that conducts raids in uniform (e.g., seizing airfields or destroying strategic targets), and provides perimeter security during direct action by other special operators [e]
