CIAO DATE: 11/03

Building an Iraqi Defense Force

Abstract

With the demise of the Saddam Hussein regime, a high priority must be the rebuilding of the Iraqi armed forces. The United States must supervise and assist in this task, but the template for the new force should not be the American model—a joint, highly trained, all-volunteer force that emphasizes quality over size. Iraq does not need and cannot produce such a U.S.-style force.

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