Table of Contents: Why the Iraqi resistance to the coalition invasion was so weak /

Main Author:	Hosmer, Stephen T.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corp., 2007.
Subjects:	Iraq War, 2003-2011. Iraq War, 2003- HISTORY > Military. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Security (National & International) Armed Forces > Operational readiness. Iraq > Armed Forces > Operational readiness. Iraq > History > 1991-2003. Iraq.
Online Access:	http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=213946

Table of Contents:

Saddam made strategic miscalculations
Saddam's internal security concerns weakened Iraqi defenses against external attack
Iraq's military strategy and operations were poorly designed and executed
Poor motivation and morale decisively undermined the Iraqi defense
Superior military capabilities gave Coalition forces an overwhelming advantage
Concluding observations.