At some point in the future, sanctions against Iraq will not be in place, whether they are totally lifted or fail and become unenforceable. At that point, Saddam Hussein will be able to rebuild his military establishment. The re-establishment of Iraq's conventional forces will provide a shield for the regime, which they can use to protect the development of weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles. The US allies in the region, the Gulf Cooperation Council states, are unable to come to political agreement on whether Iraq or Iran is the primary threat to them, and do not have the military strength required to address either threat without outside support. Finally, US vital interests in the region will not change with the ending of sanctions. Accordingly, a new military approach should be developed one that elevates land- based aerospace power into the main effort of a joint strategy. This strategy will have the objectives of enhancing regional partnerships, maintaining the counterproliferation regime against Iraq, maintaining the capability to deter and take punitive action when needed, and engaging and defeating Iraqi military forces if deterrence fails. The inherent flexibility, lethality, speed, and range of aerospace power make it the most logical choice as the main effort in a region that emphasizes the advantages of aerospace power to a great degree.


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    Titel :

    Aerospace Power Engagement Strategy for Iraq and the Persian Gulf After Sanctions


    Beteiligte:
    R. B. Blanke (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2001


    Format / Umfang :

    74 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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