[datngrizz]

Actually this is about doing something we have heard called "winning the Peace" in countries like Iraq. It is much like what many of us Vietnam era vets knew as Country Teams wherein a team of Gov folks/civilians (State---Ambassadors, Defense, Commerce, and subcontractors) go into a country very soon after conflict (or natural disasters)to help them stabilize and get back to productivity on many fronts (e.g., Banking, education, police, national security, trade, commerce, farming etc) civilians generally have this expertise (subject matter experts)so they are tapped to go in for up to two years. It takes at least that long to establish bona fides with the host nation and get anything started. They "Train Their Replacements" as they go from host nationals. The number of "Country Team' folks starts to diminish after their host nation counterparts get back up and running.

We did not do this in Iraq and are paying the price...as are the Iraquis. We are doing this ex post facto and doing it by cluging it together. This effort codifies the process. It is a smart thing to do IMHO.