Preparing for the mission (May-June 2004)
Framing the mission
Building a key relationship
Consultations and direction
Direct insights
Confirmation
Establishing the mission and preparing for the first elections (July 2004-January 2005)
Organizing for success
Military operations
Election planning and preparation
Looking beyond the elections
The first elections: January 30, 2005
Completing the UN timeline and setting conditions for a new Iraq (January-December 2005)
Adapting in transition
Building a transition concept
Changing our mindset
Keeping Washington updated
Completing the UN timeline
Military operations
Planning for the future
Government transition and the rise of sectarian violence (January-June 2006)
Government transition
The Samarra bombing and its aftermath
Assessing the impact
Charting a way forward
Building new partnerships
Camp David discussions
June consultations in Washington
The toughest days (July 2006-February 2007)
Adjusting the plan
Canceling the "off-ramp"
Looking ahead
Civil-military relations
Military operations in Baghdad
Washington policy review
Insights for leaders
Developing vision and strategy
Creating unity of effort
Continuous assessment and adaption
Influencing organizational culture
Civil-military interaction
Political-military integration
Momentum and transitions
Sustaining yourself
Appendices
Acronyms
The coalition, July 2004
Leadership in Iraq, 2004-2007
Iraqi security forces progression, 2004-2007
Operation Iraqi Freedom chronology, 2004-2007.