The Iraq War and the State of the U.S. Military
The Iraq War and the State of the U.S. Military
This chapter examines the impact of the Iraq War on the U.S. military. It suggests that the war negatively affected the state of American military readiness in terms of equipment, personnel, and training, but that it has also battle-hardened the force, created a generation of war veterans who will command the American military at varying levels for decades to come, and has led to demonstrable improvements in military performance in counterinsurgency and stabilization missions. The chapter also suggests that the U.S. armed forces learned valuable lessons about post-conflict operations and nation-building.
Keywords: Iraq War, U.S. military, military readiness, war veterans, counterinsurgency, stabilization missions, post-conflict operations, nation-building
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