In one example during the Tarmiyah operation, Col Pasquarette planned an operation for a couple of weeks and then briefed Lt Col Saad and his commander on it. After the briefing Col Pasquarrette was not open to inputs from the Iraqi side on how to execute the operation. The problem was the Iraqis should have been invited at the start to help plan it. Lt Col Payne failed because he did not understand Col Pasquarrette’s goals of the operations. Col Pasquarrette did not want violence of the Iraqi method. The other example is Col Pasquarrette alienated the Iraqis when he put up the barriers between the two camps. If Lt Col Payne would have understood his objectives, he could have briefed Lt Col Saad the reasons behind the barrier. The one thing to alleviate the situation between the two parties was what Col Pasquarrette accomplished after the Lt Col Payne got relieved. He brought the MiTT team together, cleared the air, explained his position, and listened to their grievances. If this happened sooner, a better environment would have
In one example during the Tarmiyah operation, Col Pasquarette planned an operation for a couple of weeks and then briefed Lt Col Saad and his commander on it. After the briefing Col Pasquarrette was not open to inputs from the Iraqi side on how to execute the operation. The problem was the Iraqis should have been invited at the start to help plan it. Lt Col Payne failed because he did not understand Col Pasquarrette’s goals of the operations. Col Pasquarrette did not want violence of the Iraqi method. The other example is Col Pasquarrette alienated the Iraqis when he put up the barriers between the two camps. If Lt Col Payne would have understood his objectives, he could have briefed Lt Col Saad the reasons behind the barrier. The one thing to alleviate the situation between the two parties was what Col Pasquarrette accomplished after the Lt Col Payne got relieved. He brought the MiTT team together, cleared the air, explained his position, and listened to their grievances. If this happened sooner, a better environment would have