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FAO JOURNAL VOLUME VIII, NUMBER 1 March 2004 FAO JOURNAL VOLUME VIII, NUMBER 1 March 2004 A Generational Approach to Augmented Security Cooperation The Iron Majors: Promoting Democracy A Former Iraqi Minister Speaks: The Memoirs of Ex-Planning Minister Jawad Hasim DISCLAIMER: FAOA Journal, a quar- terly professional publication for Foreign Area Specialists, is printed by the Foreign FAO JOURNAL Area Officer Association, Herndon, VA. The views expressed are those of the authors, not of the Department of De- A Professional Journal for fense, the Armed services or any DoD Regional Specialists agency. The contents do not reflect the DoD position and are not in any way in- tended to supersede information from official military sources. Use of articles or March 2004 VOLUME VIII, NO. 1 advertisements constitutes neither affir- mation of their accuracy nor product en- dorsement by FAOA or DoD. PURPOSE: To publish a journal for dis- seminating professional knowledge and furnishing information that will promote INSIDE THIS ISSUE understanding between U.S. regional specialists around the world and improve their effectiveness in advising decision- ARTICLES makers. It is intended to forge a closer bond between the active, reserve, and retired FAO communities. A Generational Approach to Augmented Security SUBSCRIPTIONS / ASSOCIATION Cooperation MEMBERSHIP: Subscription to the jour- nal comes with membership in the asso- Major Robert K. Holzhauer, USA pg 4 ciation. Membership information may be obtained through FAOA, P.O. Box 710231, Herndon, VA 20171. The office The Iron Majors: Promoting Democracy telephone/fax number is (703) 913-1356. E-Mail address is: [email protected] or Major Joseph Izaguirre, USA pg 11 faoa@ erols.com. For those only in- terested in subscribing, cost is $25.00/ year and may be requested at the above address. A Former Iraqi Minister Speaks: The Memoirs of Ex- Planning Minister Jawad Hasim SUBMISSIONS: The Association is a totally voluntary enterprise. For the Jour- LCDR Youssef Aboul-Enein, USN pg 21 nal to succeed, we need articles, letters to the editor, etc. Contributors should mail articles to the above address or e- mail to [email protected] or [email protected]. Articles are subject to edit- ing by the FAO Journal Staff, to ensure that space constraints of the publication are met. WEB SITE: The Association Web Site is at — www.faoa.org. ADDRESS CORRECTIONS: FAOA is a private organization. We rely on the FEATURES membership to update their mailing ad- dresses on a regular basis. E-mail ad- Association News p. 3 dress changes to [email protected] or [email protected]. Articles, Books, and Web Site Reviews Middle East p. 29 FAO Journal Editor Service Proponent Notes LTC Steve Gotowicki Army p. 30 US Army (Retired) USMC p. 31 Middle East FAO Air Force p. 33 [email protected] Page 3 FAO Journal ASSOCIATION NEWS Letter from the President the end of May 2004. Please send in your nominations for Since our last issue, the Foreign Area Officer the Board to our email ad- community continues to provide excellent support dress at <[email protected]>. across the range of conflict, in crisis areas through- In our next issue, we’ll pro- out the world. Nowhere are FAO contributions more vide a “ballot” to select the intense or valuable than in the CENTCOM AOR. Board, and hope to have a sitting Board by July. We won’t stand on ceremony for the nominations – in I'd like to take this opportunity to thank our fact, self-nominations are fine; and all we need is a FAO Journal Editor, Steve Gotowicki, for his superb name of a energetic, committed FAO, preferably one and continuing contributions as Editor. Truly his ef- who lives in the Washington area (the Board will forts have been a linchpin of the FAO Association need to meet occasionally to transact the Associa- these past four years, and we appreciate both his en- tion’s business). ergetic professionalism as well as excellent judgment in keeping us abreast of FAO community. Speaking Speaking of energetic, committed FAOs, of the Journal, this issue of the FAO Journal offers thanks to MAJ Don Baker of the Army Human Re- outstanding articles on Augmented Security Coop- sources Command, and a dedicated team of assis- eration, Promoting Democracy, and a review of the tants, who will be hosting the first FAO Dining Out in memoirs of an Iraqi Ex-Planning Minister. recent memory on Friday, 7 MAY 2004, at 1900 hours, at the Fort Belvoir Officers' Club. Plan on at- If you have an article that you would like to tending, if you're in North America! We’re expecting contribute to the greater benefit of our FAO commu- 200 or so FAOs from all services, active, reserve, nity, please submit it to Steve Gotowicki for consid- and retired to converge on a suitably distinguished eration. We are particularly interested in articles that event. Invitations went out to each member in the inform others about events (e.g., FAO conferences second week of April. and professional development opportunities) in the FAO community, from all services. As always, thanks to those of you who con- tribute your professional and personal efforts to en- Please note the proponent updates and the hance our Association and our FAO community, and Points of Contact provided on the back cover. From build the worldwide reputation of our Armed Forces’ my recent discussions with each of the FAO Service Foreign Area Officers. Proponents, I know each of them wants to know your concerns and counsel -- please stay in contact with Finally, please contribute your prayers, both your service proponent and with your assign- thoughts, in support our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, ments officer, for your own career as well as the and Marines who cannot be with their loved ones as health of the entire FAO community. they serve our nation in far-flung locales. Turning to the business of our Association, V/R, we need to elect a Board of Governors. We solicit John Adams nominations for the Chairman and Vice-Chairman, Colonel (P), USA and nine Members. Of course, service is voluntary - President, Foreign Area Officer Association but we’ll ask those who accept nomination for Board [email protected] Membership to contribute from their wisdom, exper- tise, and effort to support the Association. For Chair- man, Vice-Chairman, and Member nominations, we’ll accept nominations from the membership through Page 4 FAO Journal A Generational Approach to Augmented Security Cooperation Major Robert K. Holzhauer, USA With the ouster of the Taliban as the gov- that DoD has repeatedly been denied request for erning body of Afghanistan, the United States five and ten year budgets. has an opportunity to use “augmented security cooperation” to assist in the establishment of a Because our election cycle is relatively strong central government in that nation. As an short, especially in the House of Representa- essential part of the operations in Afghanistan, tives, where elected officials are running for of- the United States engaged other nations in the fice the entire time they are in office, it is difficult Central Asian States, and re-opened security co- to enact and sustain long term financial legisla- operation programs with other nations previously tion. Legislation supporting a single country or sanctioned. issue is impossible without an effective political coalition. We have a bi-partisan consensus that In using security cooperation as a tool of is working to the benefit of the Central Asian foreign policy, I would like to caution formulators States for the first time in history as a result of of foreign policy that this is not a “quick fix” situa- attacks on American soil. tion. What is needed is a long term solution, which can be achieved only by a long-term com- The Central Asian States and Afghanistan mitment to US participation in Afghanistan and don’t have the political lobbying or political coali- the region. Afghanistan is an opportunity to tions in our system that even begin to approach show the world that we truly are a superpower the effectiveness of other countries’ lobbies. by doing the job right. Afghanistan has the po- Two more visible examples of potent use of our tential to serve as a glowing example of interna- political process are Taiwan and Israel. It will tional assistance rebuilding a society torn by civil take at least a generation to see permanent strife for decades. change in Afghanistan, but why should elected officials back Afghanistan, or any other state, I will list several reasons why it is difficult when there’s no political payoff or constituency? to take a long-term approach and then explain Because the prestige of our government will be the benefits of a long term approach. I will con- damaged by “abandoning” Afghanistan, and that clude by advocating a new “Marshall Plan” for we can prove our true status as a superpower by the Central Asian States that provides for the using our resources to improve conditions for the long term needs of emerging democracies in the common man in the region. This requires an en- region. during bi-partisan coalition or commitment to the region and the political leadership and vision to One of the primary causes perpetrating a create and sustain it. short term approach is that our electoral cycle does not reward long term projects. With elec- One of the international criticisms of tion cycles based on two, four and six year America is that, as a nation, we tend to have a terms, it is difficult for a political candidate or in- short attention span, and fear long term involve- cumbent to say: “Vote for me, my programs will ment in other nations’ affairs.
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