Iraq:Recent Developments in Reconstruction Assistance

Tarnoff, Curt

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Defense policy;    War relief - Supplemental appropriations;    Armed forces abroad - U.S. - Iraq - Supplemental appropriations;    Foreign aid;    Budgets;   

RP-ID  :  RL31833
RP-ID  :  RL31833_2006Jun15

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Following years of authoritarian rule and economic sanctions, the United Statesand the international community agreed in the spring of 2003 that efforts should bemade to rehabilitate economic infrastructure and introduce representative governmentto post-war Iraq, among other objectives. More recently, the Bush Administrationhas asserted a “victory” strategy composed of eight objectives, five of which are to:transition Iraq to security self-reliance, help Iraqis form a national compact fordemocratic government, help Iraq build government capacity and provide essentialservices, help Iraq strengthen its economy, and help Iraq strengthen the rule of lawand promote civil rights. To meet these ends, a large-scale assistance program has been undertaken by the United States in Iraq. This report describes recent developments in this assistance effort.