The Intersection of War and Politics

The Iraq War Troop Surge and Bureaucratic Politics

Bibliographic Data

ID2340807
AuthorsKevin P Marsh (Wabash College, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume38
Issue3
Pages413-437
Publication date2012-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArmed Forces & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0095-327X • E-ISSN: 1556-0848
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0095327x11415492
OpenAlexW2139557141
LanguageEN
Citations received11

This study examines the decision-making process of the George W. Bush administration which led to the decision in late 2006 to order the Iraq troop surge. The study analyzes whether the bureaucratic politics model of foreign policy decision making can accurately explain the events of the case. The study seeks to further test the explanatory power and descriptive accuracy of the bureaucratic politics model, while also attaining a more textured, academic understanding of the decision-making process leading to the Iraq troop surge. The decision to order the troop surge in Iraq is one of the more important decisions in post-9/11 U.S. foreign policy and continues to impact U.S. strategy in Iraq, Afghanistan, and overall military doctrine. Finally, the author endeavors to contribute to the further development and refinement of the bureaucratic politics model of foreign policy decision making

Administration (probate law) · Bureaucracy · Doctrine · Economics · Foreign policy · Order (exchange) · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics) · Sociology · Law · Military and Defense Studies · Public Administration

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