Future U.S. Security Relationships with Iraq and Afghanistan

Author

Moroney, Jennifer D. P. ; Karasik, Theodore W. ; Wehrey, Frederic ; Thaler, David E. ; Kaye, Dalia Dassa

Year

2008

Publisher

RAND Corporation

Type

BOOK

Description

The authors describe possible regional security structures and bilateral U.S. relationships with Iraq and Afghanistan. They recommend that the United States offer a wide range of security cooperation activities to compatible future governments in Kabul and Baghdad but should also plan to hedge against less-favorable contingencies. They emphasize that the U.S. Air Force should expect to remain heavily tasked for the foreseeable future.