UPSTREAM IRAQ

摘要

The U.S. military surge in Iraq that began in January 2007 brought with it deployment of an additional five brigades to Baghdad and a new counterinsurgency strategy built around nurturing a Sunni "awakening" in al-Anbar province. Its purpose, as stated at the time by President Bush, was to provide "breathing space...to make progress in other critical areas" such as legislation, reconstruction and infrastructure—especially in the oil sector.