Iraq War troop surge of 2007

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The Iraq War troop surge of 2007 was a major U.S. military strategy shift that temporarily increased American forces in Iraq in an effort to reduce violence and stabilize the country during the ongoing conflict.

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instanceOf United States military operation
event in the Iraq War
military strategy
alsoKnownAs 2007 Iraq troop surge
the surge
announcedBy President George W. Bush
linked to: George W. Bush
announcedInSpeechAt the White House
linked to: White House
announcedOn 10 January 2007
associatedDevelopment Sons of Iraq program
Sunni Awakening movement in Anbar
linked to: Al Anbar campaign
associatedWith Multi-National Force – Iraq
authorizedBy George W. Bush
commandedBy General David Petraeus
linked to: David Petraeus
conflict Iraq War
country United States
criticizedFor delaying U.S. withdrawal from Iraq
increasing U.S. casualties in the short term
not achieving lasting political reconciliation in Iraq
endTime around July 2008
evaluatedBy U.S. Congressional Research Service
U.S. Government Accountability Office
hasEffectOn timeline of U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq
implementedDuringPresidencyOf George W. Bush
influencedBy FM 3-24 Counterinsurgency manual
counterinsurgency doctrine
location Iraq
mainDeploymentArea Al Anbar Governorate
Baghdad
militaryTheater Iraq
opposedBy a significant portion of the U.S. public
many Democratic lawmakers in the United States
partOf the Iraq War strategy review of 2006–2007
policyName New Way Forward
precededBy Iraq Study Group Report of 2006
primaryObjective create security conditions for political reconciliation in Iraq
reduce sectarian violence in Iraq
stabilize Baghdad and other key areas
result decline in sectarian killings in Baghdad
substantial reduction in overall violence in Iraq by late 2007
weakening of Al-Qaeda in Iraq in several areas
startTime January 2007
strategyShift from large forward operating bases to population-centric counterinsurgency
greater use of joint U.S.–Iraqi security operations
increased emphasis on securing the Iraqi population
supportedBy many Republican lawmakers in the United States
topicOf intense political debate in the United States
numerous academic studies on counterinsurgency
troopIncrease approximately 20,000 additional U.S. combat troops
peak increase to roughly 30,000 additional U.S. troops

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110th United States Congress oversawSurgeDebate Iraq War troop surge of 2007
Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War focusesOnEvent Iraq War troop surge
linked to: Iraq War troop surge of 2007
Iraq War troop surge of 2007 alsoKnownAs 2007 Iraq troop surge
linked to: Iraq War troop surge of 2007