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Originally Posted by Militarythinker
Hello everyone,
I just joined the board tonight but I am eager to post my first topic so here it goes:
Simply: What would you have done for the Iraq campaign?
Given that you were assigned to invade Iraq using the United States military
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This will be fun.
Ok so I'm chief in command here and here is what I would do.
Part of hacking and burning is over, my military has defeated the Iraqi military
and I'm now all over the country. Ok so I won. Next move.
Number one, secure the Iraqi borders. Assignment: Secure borders with Iran and Syria heavily Saudi Arabia and Turkey not so heavily. In order to avoid any international disputes set the buffer zone along the border. On the border itself Iraqi patrols,some 5 miles from the border coalition buffer force. On that way borders are shut and no weapons or other things and people could come in or out without my knowledge. Theoretically.
Organize and support Iraqi new govt. focusing on intimidate clean up of the mess I made when I was taking out the regime. Aka repairing infrastructure as soon as possible.
Parallel with that, form the body that would be some sort of national crime tribunal for crimes committed during the Saddam's era. This would reduce chances of insurgency to a minimum. Since I'm not actually present in the cities and meddling with everyday city life my presence in Iraq would not be that noticeable and annoying.
Supporting the modernization and expansion of infrastructure. Bringing quality to the everyday life and to the average people. Special focus in urban areas would be parks with fountains. We know how much desert lacks water and this is more than just a stunt. It will have a long term psychological effect on the population reverting them from being hostile.