Doug A. Ollivant

Testified to the Senate Armed Services Committee that the complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq was the right policy. He urged the U.S. to stay engaged with Iraq through diplomacy, education exchanges and business ties.

November 15, 2011Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy

Source: armed-services.senate.gov

Received the endorsement of former U.S. Representative Frank Wolf of Virginia for the 2026 Republican nomination in the 7th Congressional District.

May 14, 2026

Source: starexponent.com

Published an essay in The Dispatch explaining why Iraq's government was calling for U.S. forces to leave, and arguing that the departure might make sense.

January 16, 2024

Source: thedispatch.com

Published a commentary backing Senate confirmation of retired Gen. Lloyd Austin as defense secretary. He also argued that Gen. Mark Milley should retire so the civilian and military heads of the Pentagon were not too closely tied.

December 10, 2020

Source: defenseone.com

Co-wrote a follow-up Military Review article on putting that counterinsurgency approach into practice. He was then chief of plans for the Army's Multi-National Division in Baghdad.

March 6, 2007

Source: armyupress.army.mil

Co-wrote "Producing Victory," a Military Review essay arguing that regular Army battalions should live among Iraqis and partner with local forces to fight insurgents. It won first place in the Army Combined Arms Center's counterinsurgency writing contest.

August 11, 2006

Source: armyupress.army.mil