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18 000 soldiers arrived in Mosul Iraq a city of nearly two million People

In April 2003 approximately 18 000 soldiers arrived in Mosul Iraq a city of nearly two million people to find it in a state of upheaval Major General MG David H Petraeus 101st Airborne Division Commander began planning he needed foresight and the ability to ensure that his subordinates could understand his vision as well as the course of action After commanders visualize an operation they describe it to their staffs and subordinates to facilitate shared understanding and purpose ADRP 5 0 2012 During the execution of the operation MG Petraeus described how to implement the modifications to his vision as the situation changed To ensure the updated guidance and directives would result in the understanding of his ever changing approach he issued daily orders MG David H Petraeus was successful in describing his intent by addressing the return of normalcy restoration of life necessities and the economic development for the city of Mosul Return to Normalcy MG Petraeus main challenge to restoring normalcy was how to explain his plans for fixing the influx of Iraqi soldiers after the fall of the regime Re integration of the former Baath Party banned by Ambassador Bremer the Coalition Provisional Authority leader was a unique challenge as well MG Petraeus assembled his staff and began discussing different approaches 



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