Iraq War troop surge of 2007

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Iraq_War_troop_surge_of_2007

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:The_Surge
gptkbp:announced	gptkb:George_W._Bush
gptkbp:commanded	gptkb:General_David_Petraeus
gptkbp:criticizedFor	Democratic Party leaders
gptkbp:debatedBy	gptkb:U.S._Congress
gptkbp:enactedBy	gptkb:U.S._Congress
gptkbp:endDate	July 2008
gptkbp:followedBy	U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq
gptkbp:goal	reduce violence in Iraq stabilize Baghdad create space for political reconciliation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Iraq War troop surge of 2007
gptkbp:impact	sectarian violence in Iraq Iraqi civilian casualties U.S. military casualties
gptkbp:mainlyDeployedTo	gptkb:Baghdad gptkb:Al_Anbar_Province
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	gptkb:CNN gptkb:The_New_York_Times gptkb:The_Washington_Post
gptkbp:notableFigure	gptkb:General_Raymond_Odierno gptkb:Ryan_Crocker
gptkbp:numberOfAdditionalTroops	approximately 20,000–30,000
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkbp:precededBy	Iraq War troop levels 2003–2006
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Baker-Hamilton_Report gptkb:Petraeus_Report gptkb:Iraq_Study_Group gptkb:Sons_of_Iraq gptkb:Baghdad_Security_Plan gptkb:Operation_Phantom_Strike gptkb:Operation_Phantom_Thunder gptkb:Sunni_Awakening U.S. counterinsurgency doctrine
gptkbp:resultedIn	gptkb:Sunni_Awakening_cooperation decline in violence
gptkbp:startDate	January 2007
gptkbp:strategy	counterinsurgency
gptkbp:subjectOf	numerous academic studies public opinion polls media documentaries
gptkbp:supportedBy	gptkb:Republican_Party_leaders
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Withdrawal_from_Iraq
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6