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Date Issued |
Document/Testimony |
Source |
Description |
Related ProCon.org Links |
| Dec. 2008 |
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Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstructions |
A review of the Iraq reconstruction experience from mid-2002 through late 2008 |
Costs of the Iraq War |
| Nov. 27, 2008 |
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Multi-National Force Iraq |
An agreement between the US and Iraq establishing a framework for US-Iraqi diplomatic, political, and economic cooperation |
Will plans for democracy in Iraq succeed? |
| Nov. 27, 2008 |
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Multi-National Force Iraq |
A status of forces agreement (SOFA) between the US and Iraq that requires all US forces to withdraw from Iraq by Dec. 31, 2011 |
Was the 2008 Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) to withdraw US troops from Iraq by 2011 a good agreement? |
| June 30, 2008 |
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US Army
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A report on high-level decisions that shaped military operations after May 2003 (On Point II, Part I) |
Timeline, 2000-2008 |
June 5, 2008
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Select Committee on Intelligence,
US Senate |
An assessment of intelligence activities of the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy (Phase II, Part IVb)
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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? |
June 5, 2008
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Select Committee on Intelligence,
US Senate |
An analysis of public statements of US government officials regarding Iraq (Phase II, Part IVa) |
Which classified intelligence information products are routinely shared with Congress and which ones are not? |
Mar. 11, 2008
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Stabilizing and Rebuilding Iraq: Actions Needed to Address Inadequate Accountability Over US Efforts and Investments |
Highlights
 73 KB
Full Report
381 MB |
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US Government Accountability Office |
A report on contracting accountability, Dept. of Defense oversight of contractors, and efforts to improve the Iraqi government
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What are the pros and cons of private contractors, such as Blackwater and Halliburton, in Iraq? |
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Sep. 6, 2007 |
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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? |
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Sep. 4, 2007 |
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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? |
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Aug. 2007 |
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US Intelligence Community |
An update on the situation in Iraq since the Jan. 2007 National Intelligence Estimate |
What is a National Intelligence Estimate (NIE)? |
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July 12, 2007 |
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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 |
May 25, 2007
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Select Committee on Intelligence,
US Senate |
A report on the Intelligence Community's assessment of postwar Iraq (Phase II, Part III) |
Which classified intelligence information products are routinely shared with Congress and which ones are not? |
| Mar. 2007 |
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Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstructions |
An analysis of the organizations responsible for providing the oversight and direction of Iraq reconstruction |
Does the US government provide adequate oversight for private contractors in Iraq? |
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Jan. 2007 |
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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? |
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Jan. 2007 |
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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? |
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Dec. 6, 2006 |
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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 |
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Dec. 2006 |
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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? |
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Nov. 1-Dec. 31, 2006 |
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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? |
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Oct. 12, 2006 |
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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? |
Sep. 8, 2006
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Select Committee on Intelligence,
US Senate |
An analysis of the Intelligence Community's use of prewar Iraqi National Congress intelligence (Phase II, Part II) |
Which classified intelligence information products are routinely shared with Congress and which ones are not? |
| Sep. 8, 2006 |
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Select Committee on Intelligence,
US Senate |
A report on Iraq's WMD capabilities and Iraq's links to terrorism (Phase II, Part I) |
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? |
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July 2006 |
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Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstructions |
An examination of the contracting activity throughout different phases of reconstruction in Iraq |
What are the pros and cons of private contractors, such as Blackwater and Halliburton, in Iraq? |
|
July 2006 |
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US Government Accountability Office |
A report assessing the evolving US national strategy for Iraq |
What are the 2002 and 2006 US National Security Strategies? |
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Apr. 2006 |
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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? |
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Mar. 2006 |
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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? |
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Jan. 2006 |
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Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstructions |
An examination of the key components of effective human resource management in Iraq |
Will plans for democracy in Iraq succeed? |
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Nov. 1-Dec. 31, 2005 |
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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 |
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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? |
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Apr. 26, 2005 |
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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 |
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Mar. 31, 2005 |
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The Commission of the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction
(Silberman - Robb Report) |
Overview
 109 KB
Full Report
3.4 MB |
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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? |
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Jan. 2005 |
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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? |
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Sep. 30, 2004
(Addenda - Mar. 2005)
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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? |
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July 14, 2004 |
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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? |
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July 7, 2004 |
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Report on The US Intelligence Community's Prewar Intelligence Assessments on Iraq |
Conclusions
1.9 MB
Full Report
23.4 MB |
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Select Committee on Intelligence,
US Senate |
A formal review of US intelligence on Iraq and Saddam Hussein (Phase I)
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Which classified intelligence information products are routinely shared with Congress and which ones are not? |
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June 2004 |
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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? |
May 2004
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US Army
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First of a two-part report on Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF) |
Timeline, 2000-2008 |
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Mar. 30, 2004 |
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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? |
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Mar. 10, 2004 |
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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 |
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Mar. 8, 2004 |
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Coalition Provisional Authority |
The Iraqi provisional constitution |
Will plans for democracy in Iraq succeed? |
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Mar. 4, 2004 |
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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? |
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Mar. 2004 |
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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 |
What happened at Abu Ghraib prison after the US military took over the facility in 2003? |
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Mar. 2004 |
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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? |
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Feb. 24, 2004 |
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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? |
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Feb. 24, 2004 |
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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? |
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Jan. 28, 2004 |
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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? |
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Jan. 2004 |
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Congressional Budget Office |
A report examining the key resource issues related to Iraq’s recovery |
What are the cost estimates of the Iraq War? |
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Oct. 2, 2003 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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? |
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Aug. 11, 2003 |
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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? |
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July
2003 |
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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? |
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May 28, 2003 |
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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? |
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May 15, 2003 |
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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? |
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Mar. 17, 2003
Mar. 7, 2003
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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? |
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Feb. 27, 2003 |
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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? |
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Feb. 11, 2003 |
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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? |
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Feb. 5, 2003 |
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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? |
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Jan. 2003 |
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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? |
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Dec. 10, 2002 |
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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? |
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Dec. 2, 2002 |
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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? |
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Dec. 2002 |
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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? |
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Nov. 8, 2002 |
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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? |
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Oct. 16, 2002 |
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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
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Oct.
2002 |
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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? |
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Sep. 23, 2002 |
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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? |
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Sep. 18, 2002 |
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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? |
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Sep. 12, 2002 |
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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? |
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Sep. 2002 |
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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? |
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Sep. 2002 |
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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? |
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Sep. 2002 |
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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? |
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Aug. 1 -
July 31, 2002 |
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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? |
July 23, 2002
July 21, 2002 |
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Downing Street |
The "Iraq" paper was prepared by UK Prime Minister Tony Blair's staff in preparation for a July 23 meeting with his national security team
The "Memo" is the minutes of UK Prime Minister Tony Blair's meeting with his national security team |
Did Saddam Hussein and his regime pose a threat to the United States and its allies? |
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