US Navy – You should not be able to detect the difference between regular and reserve forces. Use reserves wisely, or lose them.

• US Naval Institute Proceedings: Integrate Your Reserves: A How-to Primer

Background – Iraq – Another look at what went wrong with the post-war planning for Iraq, along with an excellent look at life inside Iraq today, from multiple points of view – the military, the Coalition Provisional Authority, and the Iraqis. A very long piece, but worthwhile.

• The New Yorker: Letter from Baghdad – War After the War