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Policy paper / academic article excerpt (produced to house oversight committee)
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This document is a page from a geopolitical or military strategy paper authored by Richard L. Russell, a professor at the Near East and South Asia Center for Strategic Studies. It discusses the logistical and political challenges of projecting US military power in the Centcom region, specifically noting vulnerabilities to nuclear attack and the lack of staging areas. The document bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' Bates stamp, indicating it was produced during a congressional investigation, though the text itself contains no direct mention of Jeffrey Epstein.
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| Richard L. Russell | Author / Professor |
Professor of National Security Affairs at the Near East and South Asia Center for Strategic Studies
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| United States |
Nation mentioned in context of military operations
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| Centcom |
United States Central Command, mentioned regarding the region of operation
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| Near East and South Asia Center for Strategic Studies |
Academic institution where the author works
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| House Oversight Committee |
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General geographic area of military focus (Middle East/Central Asia)
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Region mentioned in author's title
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Richard L. Russell is Professor of National Security Affairs at the...
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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"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."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.
Richard L. Russell is Professor of National Security Affairs at the Near East and South Asia Center for Strategic Studies.
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