Occupying Iraq A History of the Provisional Authority

by Dobbins, James; Jones, Seth G.; Runkle, Benjamin; Mohandas, Siddharth

• ISBN13: 9780833046659
• ISBN10: 0833046659
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 6/16/2009
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

This book focuses on the activities of the Coalition Provisional Authority and its administrator, L. Paul Bremer, who governed Iraq from May 2003 to June of the following year. Utilizing first-hand accounts and nearly 100,000 never-before-released CPA documents, the book recounts and evaluates the efforts of the United States and its coalition partners to restore public services, reform the judicial and penal systems, fight corruption, revitalize the economy, and create the basis for representative government. It also goes beyond this compelling analysis to address the occupation's most striking failure: the inability of the United States and its coalition partners to protect the Iraqi people from the criminals and extremists in their midst. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. iii
Figures	p. xi
Summary	p. xiii
Abbreviations	p. xlv
The Origin of the CPA	p. 1
Building the CPA	p. 11
Legal Basis	p. 12
The Chain of Command	p. 14
Staffing and Organization	p. 20
Early Decisions	p. 28
Conclusion	p. 28
Creating the Governing Council	p. 31
Forming the Governance Team	p. 32
Planning for an Iraqi Interim Authority	p. 34
From Interim Authority to Governing Council	p. 39
Conclusion	p. 47
Establishing Security	p. 51
Disbanding the Army	p. 52
Building the New Army	p. 61
Reforming the Police	p. 71
Dealing with Neighbors: Iran, Syria, and Turkey	p. 81
Iran	p. 82
Syria	p. 87
Turkey	p. 89
Countering the Insurgency	p. 92
Conclusion	p. 102
Governing Iraq	p. 107
De-Ba'athification	p. 112
Electricity	p. 119
Health Care	p. 126
Education	p. 130
Local Government	p. 137
Conclusion	p. 145
Promoting the Rule of Law	p. 149
Establishing the Judiciary	p. 153
War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity	p. 158
Capturing Saddam	p. 161
Handling Detainees	p. 164
Abu Ghraib	p. 167
Fighting Corruption	p. 173
Charges of CPA Financial Mismanagement	p. 177
Oil for Food	p. 182
Freedom of the Press	p. 186
Conclusion	p. 195
Growing the Economy	p. 197
Macroeconomic Stabilization	p. 198
Issuing New Currency	p. 203
Reforming the Banks	p. 205
Debt Relief	p. 211
Promoting Foreign Investment	p. 212
Reducing Subsidies	p. 217
Energy	p. 217
Food	p. 220
State-Owned Enterprises	p. 223
Expanding Employment	p. 227
Promoting Long-Term Development	p. 233
Conclusion	p. 238
Running the CPA	p. 243
Staffing Shortages	p. 244
Difficulties in Coordination	p. 253
Funding Constraints	p. 254
Inadequate Outreach	p. 257
Reorganizing the CPA	p. 260
Conclusion	p. 263
Promoting Democracy	p. 265
Seven Steps to Sovereignty	p. 266
Stepping on the Gas	p. 271
Building Iraqi Capacity	p. 275
Working at the Grassroots	p. 282
The Return of the United Nations	p. 286
Drafting an Interim Constitution	p. 289
Conclusion	p. 294
Disarming Militias and Countering Insurgents	p. 297
Muqtada al-Sadr	p. 297
Fallujah	p. 307
Disarming Militias	p. 315
Conclusion	p. 320
Exit and Appraisal	p. 323
Mission Accomplished or Mission Impossible?	p. 326
Bibliography	p. 335
Index	p. 341
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