Timetable to Freedom
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Timetable to Freedom
A Plan for Iraqi Stability
and Sovereignty
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• Begin phased troop withdrawals
• Reestablish Iraqi national army
• Create an international stabilization force
• Provide substantial economic assistance
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1. A fixed schedule for disengaging U.S. and other foreign military forces
- the phased withdrawal of U.S. occupation forces
- no permanent bases left behind
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2. The rehiring of portions of the former Iraqi national
army
- Iraqi government command of all Iraqi military and police forces
- status-of-forces agreement giving Iraqi government political control over all foreign forces
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3. The creation of an international stabilization force
- authorization by the UN Security Council, with the approval of the Iraqi government
- some U.S. forces could serve, along with troops from Arab states and other countries
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4. Support for reconstruction and economic development
- $10 billion a year U.S. aid commitment, with
equivalent amounts from other
international donors
- run entirely by the Iraqi government, without U.S.
control, subject only to certified international audit
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• Troops can’t leave until there is security
• But U.S. presence is the major source of insecurity
The Security Dilemma
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The insurgency is primarilya national resistance against
foreign invasion—a natural response that occurs
often in history
Once the foreign invader is gone,this powerful resistance dynamic
will subside
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- the presence of foreign occupation forces provokes resistance
- U.S. troops have been frequent targets of attack
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• The withdrawal of U.S. forces
- removes a principal cause of the insurgency
- reduces the level of violence
- encourages other nations to provide support
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- gives Iraqis real controlover their country
- enhances the legitimacy andsovereignty of the emergingIraqi government
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- there is a major risk of civil conflict
- any large-scale reduction of forces can be destabilizing
But . . .
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- reduce gradually in stages
- provide security
alternatives
So . . .
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• Concrete security options are available, but will only work if
- There is real commitment and
significant motion toward exit
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1. Rehire the Iraq National Army
- Creating a new national army that is not seen as U.S. puppet force will reduce number of attacks vs. Iraqi troops
- Iraqi army can command national respect, especially in Sunni insurgent zones
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- assure more balanced officer corps
- combine with current forces
- begin process of integrating militias
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2. Create international stabilization force
- to counter internal violence, and strengthen the ability of
emerging government to control the country
- for limited protective deployments in specified localities and potential trouble spots, such as Kirkuk
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- approved and under political direction of Iraqi government
- authorized by UN Security Council
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- a peace enforcement mission with robust rules of engagement, modeled on Bosnia and Kosovo
- not a passive peacekeeping force
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- Arab troops, perhaps even an Arab command structure, to increase Iraqis’ receptivity
- convene international conference to build such a force and to present a timeline for U.S. departure