Just a recommendation - depending upon your definition of "evolution" you might want to focus on one echelon (or range of echelons) and/or focus on one facet of our operations (kinetic targeting, training ISF, civil-military projects, etc). If by "evolution" you mean learning, then realize that there is a lot of disagreement as to whether there was any evolution below, say, the company or battalion level - they largely got it. If by "evolution" you mean a change in the way we did business, then this might best focus on the greater emphasis on "money as a weapon system", pushing ISF deeper into the fight, chipping away at Sadr's militia and political power, etc.
Also, Ucko wrote a book on the very topic that you're covering. It has at least one big-name detractor. See here: http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/201.../#comment-6463
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