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U.S. Military Detention Operations in Post-Abu Ghraib Iraq

von: Jeffrey Meriwether
82,99 €
Verlag:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format:	EPUB
Veröffentl.:	22.02.2018
ISBN/EAN:	9781442272347
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	208

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Titelbeschreibung

Detention operations are vital to U.S. military doctrine and crucial to the success of combat and recovery missions. This book shows that the image of abuse from Abu-Ghraib were but one small, harmful element in an overwhelmingly successful detention mission in Iraq. It focuses on the subsequent developments and successes, explaining the standard rule-of-law approach taken by the U.S. military and examining the work in Iraq of such leaders as Major General John D. Gardner and Major General Douglas M. Stone. Overall, the text moves away from the Abu-Ghraib scandal to illuminate a largely unknown successful development in the U.S. detention operations. Following the Abu Ghraib scandal of 2003-2004, the U.S. Department of Defense scrambled to recover its reputation and that of its troops. As the Bush Administration sought to redefine torture, military judge advocates consistently challenged such moves, arguing in favor of the Geneva Conventions’ humanitarian practices. By 2006, Department of Defense policy stipulated full respect for and use of the Geneva Conventions. This development was indeed a victory for American support for rule of law in Iraq, as well as an affirmation of standard practices in the detention command, Task Force 134. Pressures of war, however, continued to present their own challenges.

Titelkurzbeschreibung

This book focuses on the developments and successes in Iraq subsequent to the Abu-Ghraib detention mission. It shows the standard rule-of-law approach taken by the U.S. military, whilst examining the work of such leaders as Major General John D. Gardner and Major General Douglas M. Stone.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. The Way Backward Torture Becoming Acceptable Torture Was Never Acceptable Opportunities for Innovation Torture by Another Name? Gitmoization Chapter 2. Abu Ghraib: Here Begins the Lesson Framing the American Understanding Reprimands and Legal Action Soul Searching Recommitment to Human Rights Chapter 3. Major General John D. Gardner and the Shift at TF-134 Design for Success A Rule of Law Structure Success from Above: The DoD Affirms the ROL Effort More Work to be Done Chapter 4. One Determined Man: Major General Douglas M. Stone FM 3-24 “COIN Inside the Wire” The ROL Complexes and the Iraqi Detention System How to Leave Iraq? Chapter 5. Afghanistan: The Rule of Law Taskforce “Five Years Behind” Culture and Conditions Martins’ Success Breeds Success Commitment to the Long Term Chapter 6. The RAND Assessment and a New Doctrine Progress is Standard; so is Neglect All the Needed Tools If it’s Not Torture, is it Effective? A New Doctrine

Autorenportrait

Jeffrey Meriwether is Professor of European, African, and Military History, and Associate Dean of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Education at Roger Williams University, RI.