•Phantom Thunder is the largest coordinated military operation in Iraq since the invasion
•Corps-level operation: the Multi-National Corps--Iraq is the highest level of command of coalition combat forces in Iraq. Its commander is Lieutenant General Ray Odierno
•This operation is the second phase of a multi-phase strategy to provide security to Baghdad and its immediate environs.
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Frederick W. Kagan is a resident scholar at AEI. Kimberly Kagan is executive director of the Institute for the Study of War.
