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Type: Article excerpt / policy paper
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This document appears to be the final page of an article or policy paper analyzing US military strategy and challenges within the Centcom region. It discusses the difficulties of securing staging areas, the threat of nuclear attack, and political obstacles to military surges. The text is authored by Richard L. Russell and bears a House Oversight Bates stamp.

People (1)

Name Role Context
Richard L. Russell Professor of National Security Affairs
Author of the text, affiliated with the Near East and South Asia Center for Strategic Studies.

Organizations (4)

Name Type Context
United States
Referring to the government/military.
Centcom
US Central Command, mentioned regarding the region's political violence.
Near East and South Asia Center for Strategic Studies
Academic/Policy institution where Richard L. Russell is a professor.
House Oversight Committee
Inferred from the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.

Locations (2)

Location Context
Country mentioned in context of military deployment.
Refers to the area under Centcom purview (Middle East/Central Asia).

Relationships (1)

Richard L. Russell is Professor of National Security Affairs at the Near East and South Asia Center for Strategic Studies.

Key Quotes (3)

"The United States will have to work from smaller troop footprints and be prepared to start fighting even as follow-on-forces are on the way."
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"The region under the purview of Centcom has always been riddled with political violence that has posed formidable challenges to military operations."
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"theater contingency planners will have fewer good options for projecting American military power into the region -- and they'll have to do more with the bad and the ugly."
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