HISTORY 241 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Al-Qaeda, Sahwa Movement, Counter-Insurgency
Document Summary
Marr"s iraq chapter 11: the stabilization of iraq 2007 2011. 2007 3 factors end the deteriorating situation: surge of forces from us, change of heart from the sunnis, further marginalization of the sadrists. Allows new maliki government to gain its footing: central government position, which was previously weak, is strengthened, economic development, oil concessions. Us agrees to withdraw troops by 2011. Challenges to normalcy: kurds challenge state cohesion while consolidating their position in northern iraq, shia-sunni continued tension, a functioning government that could deliver services and development was yet to be solidified. Hold 3 elections in the following years to show continuity and future stability and prospects for further economic, social, and political development. Shifts in political dynamics in washington and baghdad calm the situation. Nsc determines sectarian issue was dire and must be reversed. January 2007 george w. bush deploys 50,000 troops into baghdad + employs more provincial reconstruction measures:
