Key and Essential Elements of a U.S. Government Interagency Plan; Strategy research project

摘要

This research project recommends the key and essential elements that should be included in a strategic level U.S. Government Interagency Plan for reconstruction and stabilization. The elements were derived from study of World War II and Operation Iraqi Freedom post conflict reconstruction and stabilization operations. Both reconstruction events were analyzed with respect to how the U.S. organized for post war operations, the command control arrangements and authorities granted to those charged with carrying out the mission and roles and responsibilities. In addition, the concept of operations were examined with respect to the desired end state, supporting goals and objectives to be achieved, the assumptions used in the plan, and how resources were expended. The research reveals that a critical juncture is reached early on during reconstruction and stabilization whereby the U.S. must deliver improvements to the foreign population or lose credibility and risk a long term process of rehabilitating the image and intentions of the U.S. presence in the country.