07-F-0516_OpPlan_Sovereign_Iraq_ExSum_(2)_undated.pdf

Operation Plan Sovereign Iraq Executive Summary In January 2004, the Secretaries of State and Defense established an Interagency Transition Planning Team (ITPT), led by Ambassador Frank Ricciardone and Lieutenant General (Retired) Mick Kicklighter, to develop a joint transition plan to dissolve the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) and establish a US Mission within a sovereign Iraq while ensuring a close and mutual partnership between the Chief of Mission (COM) and the Commander, Multination...