The Surge: General Petraeus and the Turnaround in Iraq

by National Defense University Institute, Jr William a Knowlton, National Defense University

When General David H. Petraeus, USA, took command of Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I) on February 10, 2007, beginning his 3d tour and 28th month in Iraq, the situation was grim. Increasing sectarian violence had led to an escalation of killings of civilians in Iraq, with up to 150 corpses being found daily in Baghdad.1 The government of Prime Minister Nouri al- Maliki was viewed by almost everyone as ineffective at best, and the U.S. military strategy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1329628373
• ISBN13: 9781329628373
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 46 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"