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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 |
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| Richard L. Russell | Professor of National Security Affairs |
Author of the text, affiliated with the Near East and South Asia Center for Strategic Studies.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| United States |
Referring to the government/military.
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| Centcom |
US Central Command, mentioned regarding the region's political violence.
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| Near East and South Asia Center for Strategic Studies |
Academic/Policy institution where Richard L. Russell is a professor.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Inferred from the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Locations (2)
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Country mentioned in context of military deployment.
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Refers to the area under Centcom purview (Middle East/Central Asia).
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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."Source
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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."Source
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Quote #2
"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."Source
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with an immediate rolling and flowing
start. 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. Ideally, these
forces would flow from multiple staging
positions to reduce vulnerability to
nuclear attack. The politics of the region,
however, will work against securing a
multitude of staging areas from which to
deploy.
The region under the purview of
Centcom has always been riddled with
political violence that has posed
formidable challenges to military
operations. But in plotting a course over
the horizon, the political and military
obstacles for American military surges
into the region are poised to grow even
larger. As a result, 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.
start. 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. Ideally, these
forces would flow from multiple staging
positions to reduce vulnerability to
nuclear attack. The politics of the region,
however, will work against securing a
multitude of staging areas from which to
deploy.
The region under the purview of
Centcom has always been riddled with
political violence that has posed
formidable challenges to military
operations. But in plotting a course over
the horizon, the political and military
obstacles for American military surges
into the region are poised to grow even
larger. As a result, 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.
Richard L. Russell is Professor of
National Security Affairs at the Near East
and South Asia Center for Strategic
Studies.
National Security Affairs at the Near East
and South Asia Center for Strategic
Studies.
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