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Lessons of the Iraqi de-Ba'athification program for Iraq's future and the Arab revolutions / W. Andrew Terrill.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, [2012]Description: xii, 108 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781584875277 (pbk)
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Contents:
Introduction -- The Ba'ath party as an instrument of Saddam Hussein's domination of Iraq -- The de-Ba'athification order of May 16, 2003 -- Administration of the de-Ba'athification program -- Military implications of de-Ba'athification -- Efforts to reverse the excesses of de-Ba'athification -- The "Accountability and Justice Act of 2008" -- The continuing legacy of de-Ba'athification in Iraq -- Evaluation of the Iraqi de-Ba'athification program -- Parallels and differences between Iraq and the Arab revolutionary nations. Tunisia and Egypt -- Libya -- Syria -- Yemen -- Conclusion.
Summary: This monograph considers both the future of Iraq and the differences and similarities between events in Iraq and the Arab Spring states. The author analyzes the nature of Iraqi de-Ba'athification and carefully evaluates the rationales and results of actions taken by both Americans and Iraqis involved in the process.
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Introduction -- The Ba'ath party as an instrument of Saddam Hussein's domination of Iraq -- The de-Ba'athification order of May 16, 2003 -- Administration of the de-Ba'athification program -- Military implications of de-Ba'athification -- Efforts to reverse the excesses of de-Ba'athification -- The "Accountability and Justice Act of 2008" -- The continuing legacy of de-Ba'athification in Iraq -- Evaluation of the Iraqi de-Ba'athification program -- Parallels and differences between Iraq and the Arab revolutionary nations. Tunisia and Egypt -- Libya -- Syria -- Yemen -- Conclusion.

This monograph considers both the future of Iraq and the differences and similarities between events in Iraq and the Arab Spring states. The author analyzes the nature of Iraqi de-Ba'athification and carefully evaluates the rationales and results of actions taken by both Americans and Iraqis involved in the process.

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