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Stephen A. Cambone, PhD Biography
Title:	Former US Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
Position:	Not Clearly Pro or Con to the question "Should the US Have Attacked Iraq?"
Reasoning:	"If we hold true to our principles and continue to keep our commitments to the people of Iraq and Afghanistan, eventually the nobility of that mission will touch the hearts of more people in the Arab world. I am confident of this because of the outstanding service that has been rendered by the vast majority of the men and women of the U.S. armed forces." "Cambone Statement on Prisoner Abuse," MSNBC, May 11, 2004
Theoretical Expertise Ranking:	Experts Individuals with PhD's, JD's, or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to the US - Iraq conflict. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to the US - Iraq conflict.
Involvement and Affiliations:	First US Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, 2003-2006 Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation, Office of the Secretary of Defense, 2002-2003 Principle Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, 2001-2002 Special Assistant to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense, 2001 Participant, "Rebuilding America’s Defenses" for the New American Century, 2001 Member, Panel for the National Institute for Public Policy's report "Rationale and Requirements for Nuclear Forces and Arms Control," 2001 Staff Director, Commission to Assess United States National Security Space Management and Organization, 2000-2001 Director of Research, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University, 1998-2000 Staff Director, Commission to Assess the Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States, 1998 Senior Fellow in Political-Military Studies, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), 1993-1998 Recipient, Secretary of Defense Award for Outstanding Service, 1993 Director for Strategic Defense Policy, Office of the Secretary of Defense, 1990-1993 Deputy Director, Strategic Analysis, SRS Technologies (Washington Operations), 1986-1990 Employee of the Year with SRS Technologies (Washington Operations), 1988 Staff Member, Office of the Director, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1982-1986
Education:	PhD, Political Science, Claremont Graduate School, 1982 MA, Political Science, Claremont Graduate School, 1977 BA, Political Science, Catholic University, 1973
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