US Navy – The the new and unique roles played by amphibious assault ships off of Iraq.

• Virginian Pilot: Navy and Marines form team

US Navy – The USS Constellation will be decomissioned.

• Business Wire: USS Constellation Decommissioning Work Awarded to United Defense’s San Diego Shipyard

Background – India – Will India and the US form an alliance to serve as a counterbalance to China?

• United Press International: Analysis: U.S: India may shift geostrategy

Background – Iraq – James F. Dunnigan tells the history of Iraq as a story of gang warfare, and the implications for peacekeeping and nation building.

• StrategyPage: The Gangs of Iraq