Accession Number:

ADA455278

Title:

Strengthening the Interagency Process: The Case for Enhancing the Role of the National Security Advisor

Descriptive Note:

Journal article

Corporate Author:

UNITED STATES JOINT FORCES COMMAND NORFOLK VA

Personal Author(s):

• Arana, Julio
• Owens, Jonathan M.
• Wrubel, David T.

Report Date:

2006-08-25

Pagination or Media Count:

20.0

Abstract:

Prior to the US invasion of Iraq on 20 March 2003, several State Department and Department of Defense DOD agencies were frantically piecing together a detailed Phase IV post-war plan for Iraq. Unclear and ambiguous guidance from the National Security Council NSC forced State and DOD entities to conduct planning largely in isolation from one another, ultimately leading to a disjointed and stove-piped approach to reconstruction planning. The lack of a coordinated Phase IV planning approach during the execution of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM OIF highlights the need to expand the powers of the National Security Advisor. New congressional legislation should mandate the coordination of the security roles of all federal agencies in the U.S. Government under a Director for National Security to provide clear direction and focus for all pre- and post-war planning.

Descriptors:

• *NATIONAL SECURITY
• *DEFENSE PLANNING
• *POSTWAR OPERATIONS
• *ADVISORY ACTIVITIES
• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• LESSONS LEARNED
• SECURITY
• ISOLATION
• DECISION MAKING
• IRAQ

Subject Categories:

• Military Intelligence
• Unconventional Warfare

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE