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Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstructions

Sep. 6, 2007

Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq

An assessment on the readiness of Iraq's military and police forces

How has the Iraq War affected the safety and security of Iraqis?

Sep. 4, 2007

US Government Accountability Office

A report on whether the Iraqi government has met 18 benchmarks set by the Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007

Should the US set a timetable or deadline for troop withdrawal?

Aug. 2007

US Intelligence Community

An update on the situation in Iraq since the Jan. 2007 National Intelligence Estimate

What is a National Intelligence Estimate (NIE)?

July 12, 2007

The White House

An initial assessment of the Iraqi government's efforts to achieve specific benchmarks set by the Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007

Timeline, 2000-2008: New Iraqi Government

Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstructions

Jan. 2007

US Intelligence Community

A report on Iraq stating that, although "the term 'civil war' does not adequately capture the complexity of the conflict in Iraq," the term "accurately describes key elements of the Iraqi conflict"

Should the sectarian violence in Iraq be described as a civil war?

Jan. 2007

Daniel L. Bymand and Kenneth M. Pollack, Brookings Institution

An analysis of civil war in Iraq and possible patterns of "spillover” causing regional and global destabilization

Were sectarian differences a problem in Iraq before the 2003 US invasion?

Dec. 6, 2006

Iraq Study Group

A report prepared by a 10-member bipartisan panel detailing 79 recommendations on US actions to be taken regarding Iraq

Read a summary, pro and con reactions, and related information to this report

Dec. 2006

US Government Accountability Office

A report determining the extent to which Department of Defense (DOD) has improved its management and oversight of contractors supporting deployed forces

Does the US government provide adequate oversight for private contractors in Iraq?

Nov. 1-Dec. 31, 2006

United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq

A progress report on the humanitarian situation in Iraq

How has the Iraq War affected the safety and security of Iraqis?

Oct. 12, 2006

Johns Hopkins University and Al Mustansiriya University

A survey of Iraqi civilian deaths from 2002 to 2006

Is the October 2006 study reporting more than 650,000 Iraqi deaths reliable?

July 2006

Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstructions

What are the pros and cons of private contractors, such as Blackwater and Halliburton, in Iraq?

July 2006

US Government Accountability Office

A report assessing the evolving US national strategy for Iraq

What are the 2002 and 2006 US National Security Strategies?

Apr. 2006

US Intelligence Community

A formal appraisal of global terrorism by the US intelligence agencies

What do the 2002, 2004, 2006, Jan. 2007, and Aug. 2007 National Intelligence Estimates (NIE) report?

Mar. 2006

The White House

A report from the Bush Administration to Congress setting out the nation's strategic security objectives

What is a US National Security Strategy?

Jan. 2006

Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstructions

Nov. 1-Dec. 31, 2005

United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq

A progress report on the humanitarian situation in Iraq

How has the Iraq War affected the safety and security of Iraqis?

Nov. 2005

The White House

A report articulating the broad strategy the President set forth in 2003 for Iraq and provides an update on the progress of, and remaining challenges for, the United States

What are the plans to establish democracy in Iraq?

Apr. 26, 2005

Congressional Research Service/
Library of Congress

An estimate of difficult-to-find casualty statistics from Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)

Deaths from the War in Iraq

Mar. 31, 2005

Presidential Commission

A report prepared by a bipartisan panel assessing the US Intelligence Community's pre-war judgments on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and detailing 79 recommendations for improving the US Intelligence Community

Did Congress have the same intelligence information as the White House prior to the October 2002 congressional vote authorizing the use of force in Iraq?

Jan. 2005

United Nations' Electoral Assistance Division

An assessment of elections and electoral process in Iraq prior to the Jan 30, 2005 elections

Will plans for democracy in Iraq succeed?

Sep. 30, 2004

(Addenda - Mar. 2005)

Iraq Survey Group

A comprehensive picture of the weapons of mass destruction programs that existed under the Saddam Hussein regime for the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI)

Did Saddam Hussein try to acquire uranium yellowcake or aluminum tubes for the purpose of developing nuclear weapons?

July 14, 2004

UK House of Commons

A report investigating the coverage and accuracy of intelligence regarding Iraqi weapons of mass destruction leading up to Mar. 2003

Did Saddam Hussein have weapons of mass destruction after the 1st Gulf War?

July 7, 2004

Select Committee on Intelligence,
US Senate

A formal review of US intelligence on Iraq and Saddam Hussein (Phase I)

Which classified intelligence information products are routinely shared with Congress and which ones are not?

June 2004

US Government Accountability Office

A report focusing on issues associated with Iraq's resources, security, governance, and essential services

Can the cost of war with Iraq (and its aftermath) be estimated?

Mar. 30, 2004

Charles A. Duelfer,
Former Director of Central Intelligence Special Advisor for Strategy regarding Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction Programs

Addresses Congress on the Iraq Survey Group and the investigation of Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction capabilities

What is known about Saddam Hussein's use of weapons of mass destruction?

Mar. 10, 2004

Panel at the Brookings Institution

A forum taking a look back at the first year of the Iraq War to assess some of the lessons learned and some of the implications for going forward

Timeline, 2000-2008

Mar. 8, 2004

Coalition Provisional Authority

The Iraqi provisional constitution

Will plans for democracy in Iraq succeed?

Mar. 4, 2004

John Abizaid,
Former Commander of US Central Command

A report on the state of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) and the Global War on Terror

How is the war in Iraq expected to impact global terrorism?

Mar. 2004

Antonio Taguba,
Ret. US Army Major General

An executive summary on alleged abuse of prisoners by members of the 800th Military Police Brigade at Abu Ghraib Prison in Baghdad

Mar. 2004

Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy

An overview of the energy situation in Iraq

To what extent has the money for Iraq's reconstruction been spent?

Feb. 24, 2004

Lowell E. Jacoby,
Former Director of Defense Intelligence Agency

A statement to the Senate regarding current and projected national security threats

What are the 2002 and 2006 US National Security Strategies?

Feb. 24, 2004

George Tenet,
Former Director of Central Intelligence Agency

A briefing discussing challenges of threat in a changing global context

Did Saddam Hussein and his regime pose a threat to the United States and its allies?

Jan. 28, 2004

David Kay,
Former Head of Iraq Survey Group

Addresses the Senate regarding Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction Programs

What are the 2002 and 2006 US National Security Strategies?

Jan. 2004

Congressional Budget Office

A report examining the key resource issues related to Iraq’s recovery

What are the cost estimates of the Iraq War?

Oct. 2, 2003

David Kay,
Former Head of Iraq Survey Group

A statement on the Interim Progress Report on the activities of the Iraq Survey Group

Did Saddam Hussein have weapons of mass destruction after the 1st Gulf War?

Oct.
2003

United States Institute of Peace

A report on the future of the fight against global terrorism after the war on Iraq

How is the war in Iraq expected to impact global terrorism?

Sep. 2003

Intelligence and Security Committee,
UK House of Commons

A British assessment of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction

Did Saddam Hussein have weapons of mass destruction after the 1st Gulf War?

Aug. 11, 2003

George Tenet, Former Director of Central Intelligence

A statement by George Tenet supporting the judgments of the 2002 NIE on Iraq’s Continuing Programs for Weapons of Mass Destruction

What do the 2002, 2004, 2006, Jan. 2007, and Aug. 2007 National Intelligence Estimates (NIE) report?

July
2003

Foreign Affairs Committee,
UK House of Commons

A report assessing whether the UK government presented accurate and complete information to Parliament in the period leading up to military action in Iraq

Did Saddam Hussein and his regime pose a threat to the United States and its allies?

May 28, 2003

Central Intelligence Agency/
Defense Intelligence Agency

An assessment of Iraq's mobile biological warfare production

Did Saddam Hussein develop and maintain mobile labs for the purpose of biological and chemical weapon production?

May 15, 2003

US Government Accountability Office

A report focusing on issues in Iraq associated with humanitarian relief, peacekeeping, and economic and political reform

How has the Iraq War affected the safety and security of Iraqis?

Mar. 17, 2003

Mar. 7, 2003

Downing Street

Attorney General Peter Goldsmith's 13 page memo to Tony Blair, discussing the legality of war in Iraq.
One page summary response to Parliament on legal basis for war

Did Saddam Hussein's violation of United Nation Security Council resolutions justify Iraq's invasion?

Feb. 27, 2003

Committee on the Budget
US House of Representatives
108 Congress, 1st Session

Hearing before the US House of Representatives regarding the 2004 defense budget

What are the cost estimates of the Iraq War?

Feb. 11, 2003

George Tenet,
Former Director of Central Intelligence Agency

The Director of Central Intelligence's briefing on the national security threat in 2003

Did Saddam Hussein have links to Al Qaeda?

Feb. 5, 2003

Colin Powell,
Former US Secretary of State

Reviews the situation with respect to Iraq and its disarmament obligations under UN Security Council Resolution 1441

What is known about Saddam Hussein's use of weapons of mass destruction?

Jan. 2003

White House Office of Global Communications

A report that examines the facts behind Iraqi disinformation and propaganda from 1990 to 2003

Did Saddam Hussein and his regime pose a threat to the United States and its allies?

Dec. 10, 2002

Congressional Research Service/
Library of Congress

An issue brief analyzing Iraq's weapons threat, sanctions against Iraq and US policy toward Iraq

Why did the UN impose sanctions on Iraq, and how long were they to last?

Dec. 2, 2002

UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office

An analysis on the extent of Saddam Hussein's human rights abuses

Did the humanitarian crisis in Iraq warrant invervention?

Dec. 2002

National Security Administration

A report on the strategy of the US for countering weapons of mass destruction

What is known about Saddam Hussein's use of weapons of mass destruction?

Nov. 8, 2002

United Nations Security Council

A resolution giving Iraq "a final opportunity to comply with its disarmament obligations under relevant resolutions of the Council."

Did Saddam Hussein's violation of UN Security Council resolutions justify Iraq's invasion?

Oct. 16, 2002

US Congress

Joint congressional legislation authorizing the President to use the US Armed Forces to defend US national security against the Iraq threat

Oct. 2002 Congressional Votes Authorizing the Iraq War

Oct.
2002

National Intelligence Council

A coordinated intelligence community judgment addressing all of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs; all agency views were represented and dissenting opinions were noted

Did Saddam Hussein try to acquire uranium yellowcake or aluminum tubes for the purpose of developing nuclear weapons?

Sep. 23, 2002

Democratic Caucus of the House Budget Committee

An assessment focusing on estimating the costs of the initial military operation in Iraq

Can the cost of war with Iraq (and its aftermath) be estimated?

Sep. 18, 2002

Congressional Research Service

A review of the historical record regarding the uses of US military force in a "preemptive” manner

What constitutes preemptive military action according to the Bush Doctrine?

Sep. 12, 2002

US Department of State

A background paper for President George W. Bush's Sep. 12, 2002 speech to the UN General Assembly; provides specific examples of how Saddam Hussein had violated 16 UN Security Council resolutions over the previous decade

Did Saddam Hussein's violation of United Nation Security Council resolutions justify Iraq's invasion?

Sep. 2002

The White House

A report from the Bush Administration to Congress setting out the nation's strategic security objectives

What is a US National Security Strategy?

Sep. 2002

US Government Accountability Office

A report created to assist congressional committees in overseeing the State Department’s leadership of US programs to combat terrorism abroad

How is the war in Iraq expected to impact global terrorism?

Sep. 2002

United Kingdom Joint Intelligence Committee

An assessment Saddam Hussein's pursuit of biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons

Did Saddam Hussein develop and maintain mobile labs for the purpose of biological and chemical weapon production?

Aug. 1 -
July 31, 2002

Committee on Foreign Relations, US Senate 107th Congress

Discusses the threat from Iraq, an appropriate response to a threat, ally reactions, and responsibilities of aftermath if Saddam Hussein is deposed

Did Saddam Hussein and his regime pose an immediate or imminent threat?

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President Bill Clinton

Statement made before the signing the legislation on Oct. 31, 1998