Początki misji stabilizacyjnej Polskiego Kontyngentu Wojskowego w Iraku

Abstract

The author tries to answer the question, whether the Polish military in Iraq during 2003–2004 was prepared to meet the expectations of political powers, and how the real accomplishments of the Polish Army in the stabilization process in Iraq looked like. This requires the presentation of goals, and means to achieve the final effects of Polish soldiers’ actions during that time-without leaving out the difficulties and problems they faced while performing their duty. I hope that this article which is based on interviews with commanding officers and private soldiers, will be an excellent source of knowledge of many problems and ways of their resolution that occurred while preparing this mission. This knowledge should be the most important especially now, when Poland is engaged in the Afghan war.