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Operational Press Briefings & Updates

• President Bush Visits National Defense University's Distinguished Lecture Program, Discusses Global War on Terror The White House 09 Sep 2008
• Transcript: A New Strategy for a New World Obama for President 15 Jul 20008
• Securing, Stabilizing, and Rebuilding Iraq: Progress Report: Some Gains Made, Updated Strategy Needed GAO-08-837, June 2008 [PDF 3.81MB]
• Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq US Department of Defense June 2008 -- "This report to Congress, Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq, is submitted pursuant to Section 9010 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act 2007, Public Law 109-289 as amended by Section 1308 of Public Law 110-28 and Section 1224 of Public Law 110-181. The report includes specific performance indicators and measures of progress toward political, economic and security stability in Iraq, as directed in that legislation. This is the twelfth in a series of quarterly reports on this subject. The most recent report was submitted in March 2008." [PDF Version]
• DoD Announces Force Adjustments 19 May 2008 -- The Department of Defense announced today additional major units scheduled to deploy in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom
• DoD Announces Force Adjustments 19 May 2008 -- The Department of Defense announced today the alert of additional major units scheduled to deploy in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom
• SIGIR Report to Congress: April 30, 2008 Quarterly Report to the United States Congress Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction 30 Apr 2008
• President Bush Discusses Iraq The White House 10 Apr 2008
• Transcript: The World Beyond Iraq Obama for President 19 Mar 2008
• President Bush Discusses Global War on Terror The White House 19 Mar 2008
• Transcript: IRAQ: Hillary's Remarks at The George Washingon University Office of Hillary Clinton for President 17 Mar 2008
• Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq US Department of Defense March 2008 -- "This report to Congress, Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq, is submitted pursuant to Section 9010 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act 2007, Public Law 109-289 as amended by Section 1308 of Public Law 110-28 and Section 1224 of Public Law 110-181. The report includes specific performance indicators and measures of progress toward political, economic, and security stability in Iraq, as directed in that legislation. This is the eleventh in a series of quarterly reports on this subject."
• SIGIR Report to Congress: January 30, 2008 Quarterly Report and Semiannual Report to Congress Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction 30 Jan 2008
• Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq US Department of Defense December 2007 -- "This report to Congress, Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq, is submitted pursuant to Section 9010 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act 2007, Public Law 109-289 as amended by Section 1308 of Public Law 110-28. The report includes specific performance indicators and measures of progress toward political, economic, and security stability in Iraq, as directed in that legislation. This is the tenth in a series of quarterly reports on this subject. The most recent report was submitted in September 2007"
• DoD Announces Force Adjustments 03 Dec 2007 -- The Department of Defense announced today the alert of replacement forces scheduled to deploy in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom
• SIGIR Report to Congress: October 30, 2007 Quarterly Report to the United States Congress Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction 30 Oct 2007
• DoD Announces Force Adjustments 09 Oct 2007 -- The Department of Defense announced today that 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, based in Fort Hood, Texas, will deploy in the summer of 2008 to support Operation Iraqi Freedom.
• Press Briefing by National Security Advisor Steve Hadley on the President's Bilateral with Prime Minister Maliki of Iraq The White House 25 Sep 2007
• Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq US Department of Defense September 2007 -- "This report to Congress, Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq, is submitted pursuant to Section 9010 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act 2007, Public Law 109-289. The report includes specific performance indicators and measures of progress toward political, economic, and security stability in Iraq, as directed in that legislation. This is the ninth in a series of reports on this subject. The most recent report was submitted in June 2007"
• Benchmark Assessment Report The White House 13 Sep 2007 -- "This report is submitted consistent with Section 1314 of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 110-28) (the “Act”). It includes an assessment of how the sovereign Government of Iraq is performing in its efforts to achieve a series of specific benchmarks contained in the Act, as well as any adjustments to strategy that may be warranted in light of that performance. This is the second of two reports to be submitted consistent with the Act and has been prepared in consultation with the Secretaries of State and Defense; Commander, Multi-National Force-Iraq; the United States Ambassador to Iraq; and the Commander, United States Central Command, consistent with Section 1314(b)(2)(B) of the Act."
• Address by the President to the Nation on the Way Forward in Iraq The White House 13 Sep 2007
• Securing, Stabilizing, and Rebuilding Iraq: Iraqi Government Has Not Met Most Legislative, Security, and Economic Benchmarks GAO-07-1195, September 4, 2007 [PDF 4.16MB]
• President Bush Addresses the 89th Annual National Convention of the American Legion The White House 28 Aug 2007
• President Bush Congratulates Iraqi Leaders on Agreement The White House 27 Aug 2007
• National Intelligence Estimate: Prospects for Iraq’s Stability: Some Security Progress but Political Reconciliation Elusive Office of the Director of National Intelligence August 2007, Released 23 Aug 2007
• President Bush Attends Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention, Discusses War on Terror The White House 22 Aug 2007
• SIGIR Report to Congress: July 30, 2007 Quarterly and Semiannual Report to Congress Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction 30 Jul 2007
• President Bush Discusses War on Terror in South Carolina The White House 24 Jul 2007
• Initial Benchmark Assessment Report The White House 12 Jul 2007 -- "Section 1314 of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 110-28) states that the President is to submit to Congress two reports assessing the status of each of the 18 benchmarks contained in the Act and declaring whether, in the President’s judgment, satisfactory progress is being achieved with respect to those 18 benchmarks."
• Press Conference by the President The White House 12 Jul 2007
• Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq US Department of Defense June 2007 -- "This report to Congress, Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq, is being submitted pursuant to Section 9010 of the U.S. Department of Defense Appropriations Act 2007, Public Law 109-289.1 The report includes specific performance indicators and measures of progress toward political, economic, and security stability in Iraq, as mandated in the above-referenced legislation. This is the seventh in a series of reports on this subject. The previous report was submitted in March 2007."
• Press Conference by the President The White House 24 May 2007
• President Bush Names Lieutenant General Douglas Lute as Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan The White House 16 May 2007
• Reissued: Rebuilding Iraq: Integrated Strategic Plan Needed to Help Restore Iraq’s Oil and Electricity Sector [Reposted product reflects changes to data on enemy-initiated attacks provided by the Defense Intelligence Agency.], GAO-07-677, May 2007 [PDF 2.52MB]
• Commanding General David H. Petraeus' Letter about Values Multi-National Forces - Iraq 10 May 2007 -- "Our values and the laws governing warfare teach us to respect human dignity, maintain our integrity, and do what is right. Adherence to our values distinguishes us from our enemy. This fight depends on securing the population, which must understand that we - not our enemies - occupy the moral high ground." [PDF Version]
• President Bush Discusses U.S. Department of Defense Briefings The White House 10 May 2007
• President Bush Rejects Artificial Deadline, Vetoes Iraq War Supplemental The White House 01 May 2007
• SIGIR Report to Congress: April 30, 2007 Quarterly and Semiannual Report to Congress Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction 30 Apr 2007
• President Bush Discusses Iraq War Supplemental The White House 24 Apr 2007
• President Bush Meets with General Petraeus, Discusses War in Iraq The White House 23 Apr 2007
• Stabilizing and Rebuilding Iraq: Conditions in Iraq Are Conducive to Fraud, Waste, and Abuse GAO-07-525T, April 23, 2007
• DoD Announces Force Adjustments 09 Apr 2007 -- The Department of Defense announced today the alert of additional replacement units for deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom
• Pres. Bush Remarks on the Emergency Supplemental The White House 03 Apr 2007
• DoD Announces Force Adjustments 02 Apr 2007 -- The Department of Defense announced today additional major units scheduled to deploy in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
• Operation Iraqi Freedom: Preliminary Observations on Iraqi Security Forces' Logistics and Command and Control Capabilities GAO-07-503R, March 28, 2007
• Stabilizing Iraq: Preliminary Observations on Budget and Management Challenges of Iraq's Security Ministries GAO-07-637T, March 22, 2007
• Statement by the President on the 4th Anniversary of the Invasion of Iraq The White House 19 Mar 2007
• Stabilizing Iraq: Factors Impeding the Development of Capable Iraqi Security Forces GAO-07-612T, March 13, 2007
• Operation Iraqi Freedom: Preliminary Observations on Iraqi Security Forces' Logistical Capabilities GAO-07-582T, March 9, 2007
• Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq US Department of Defense March 2007 -- "This report to Congress, Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq, is being submitted pursuant to Section 9010 of the U.S. Department of Defense Appropriations Act 2007, Public Law 109-289.1 The report includes specific performance indicators and measures of progress toward political, economic, and security stability in Iraq, as mandated in the above-referenced legislation. This is the seventh in a series of reports on this subject. The previous report was submitted in November 2006."
• Rebuilding Iraq: Reconstruction Progress Hindered by Contracting, Security, and Capacity Challenges GAO-07-426T, February 15, 2007
• Press Conference by the President The White House 14 Feb 2007
• Unclassified Executive Summary from (Classified) Report No. 07-INTEL-4 “Review of Pre-Iraqi War Activities of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy” Office of Inspector General, Department of Defense Released 09 Feb 2007
• National Intelligence Estimate: Prospects for Iraq’s Stability: A Challenging Road Ahead Office of the Director of National Intelligence January 2007, Released 2 Feb 2007
• SIGIR Report to Congress: January 30, 2007 Quarterly and Semiannual Report to Congress Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction 30 Jan 2007
• President Bush Congratulates General Petraeus on Senate Confirmation, Discusses Way Forward in Iraq The White House 26 Jan 2007
• Transcript: President Bush Delivers State of the Union Address The White House 23 Jan 2007
• Democratic Response of Senator Jim Webb To the President’s State of the Union Address Office of Sen. Webb 23 Jan 2007
• Securing, Stabilizing, and Rebuilding Iraq: GAO Audit Approach and Findings GAO-07-385T, January 18, 2007
• President's Radio Address The White House 13 Jan 2007
• DoD Announces Force Adjustments 11 Jan 2007 -- As a result of the President’s Iraq strategy review, the Department of Defense announced today an increase of 20,000 U.S. military forces for Operation Iraqi Freedom.
• Transcript: Press Conference with Secretary Robert Gates, Secretary Condoleezza Rice, and General Peter Pace at the White House Conference Center Briefing Room, Washington D.C. 11 Jan 2007 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and Chairmain, Joint Chiefs of Staff Peter Pace
• Address by the President to the Nation The White House 10 Jan 2007
• SENATOR DURBIN REACTS TO PRESIDENT BUSH'S SPEECH ON IRAQ Office of Sen/ Durbin 10 Jan 2007 -- U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today issued the following statement after President Bush delivered a primetime address to the nation on Iraq
• Fact Sheet: The New Way Forward in Iraq The White House 10 Jan 2007
• Background Briefing by Senior Administration Officials The White House 10 Jan 2007
• Securing, Stabilizing, and Rebuilding Iraq: Key Issues for Congressional Oversight, GAO-07-308SP, January 9, 2007 [PDF 1.52MB]
• Transcript: ESCALATION IS NOT THE ANSWER: TIME FOR CONGRESS TO ACT TO ENSURE REAL CHANGE IN IRAQ Office of Sen. Kennedy 09 Jan 2007
• Press Conference by the President The White House 20 Dec 2006
• Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq US Department of Defense November 2006, Publicly Released 18 Dec 2006 -- "This report to Congress, Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq, is submitted pursuant to Section 9010 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act 2007, Public Law 109-289. The report includes specific performance indicators and measures of progress toward political, economic, and security stability in Iraq, as directed in that legislation. This is the sixth in a series of reports on this subject. The most recent report was submitted in August 2006. The report complements other reports and information about Iraq provided to Congress, and is not intended as a single source of all information about the combined efforts or the future strategy of the United States, its Coalition partners, or Iraq."
• Rebuilding Iraq--Status of DOD's Reconstruction Program GAO-07-30R, December 15, 2006
• President Bush Meets with Senior U.S. Department of Defense Officials on Iraq The White House 13 Dec 2006
• President Bush Meets with Senior State Department Officials on Iraq The White House 11 Dec 2006
• President Bush Meets with British Prime Minister Tony Blair The White House 07 Dec 2006
• STATEMENT BY SENATOR EDWARD M. KENNEDY ON IRAQ STUDY GROUP AND GATES NOMINATION Office of Sen. Kennedy 06 Dec 2006
• Current Situation in Iraq and Afghanistan: Testimony by General Michael V. Hayden, Director, Central Intelligence Agency before the Senate Armed Services Committee, 15 Nov 2006
• Current situation and U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan: Testimony by General John P. Abizaid, USA, Commander, United States Central Command, before the Senate Committee on Armed Services, 15 Nov 2006
• Current situation and U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan: Testimony by David M. Satterfield, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State and Coordinator for Iraq, Department of State, before the Senate Committee on Armed Services, 15 Nov 2006
• SIGIR Report to Congress: October 30, 2006 Quarterly Report to Congress Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction 30 Oct 2006
• Joint Statement by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad MNF-I 28 Oct 2006
• Press Conference by the President The White House 25 Oct 2006
• Rebuilding Iraq: Status of Competition for Iraq Reconstruction Contracts, GAO-07-40, October 6, 2006
• Rebuilding Iraq: Continued Progress Requires Overcoming Contract Management Challenges, GAO-06-1130T, September 28, 2006
• Iraq Contract Costs: DOD Consideration of Defense Contract Audit Agency's Findings, GAO-06-1132, September 25, 2006
• Letter Exposes New Leader in Al-Qa`ida High Command Combating Terrorism Center, United States Military Academy Released 25 Sep 2006 -- "On 7 June 2006, American military forces executed an air strike on an al-Qa`ida safe-house near Baqouba, Iraq, killing Abu Mus’ab al-Zarqawi, al-Qa`ida‘s commander in Iraq. U.S. and Iraqi forces subsequently acquired numerous documents from that safe-house. (...) The captured letter sheds new light on the friction between al-Qa`ida’s senior leadership and al-Qa`ida’s commanders in Iraq over the appropriate use of violence."
• Declassified Key Judgments of the National Intelligence Estimate "Trends in Global Terrorism: Implications for the United States:" dated April 2006 Office of the Director of National Intelligence April 2006, Released Sept. 26, 2006
• Military Operations: Background Screenings of Contractor Employees Supporting Deployed Forces May Lack Critical Information, but U.S. Forces Take Steps to Mitigate the Risk Contractors May Pose, GAO-06-999R, September 22, 2006
• Human Rights Report - 1 July–31 August 2006 UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) 20 Sep 2006 [PDF Version]
• Mr. Murtha introduced the following resolution: Expressing the Sense of Congress that the President should immediately replace the Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld Offfice of Representative John Murtha 13 Sep 2006 -- "It is the sense of the Congress that, for the good of the country, the United States of America must restore credibility both at home and abroad and that the first step toward restoring that credibility must be to demonstrate accountability for the mistakes that have been made in prosecuting the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq by immediately effecting the resignation of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and replacing him with someone capable of leading the nation's military in a strategy to resolve our deployment in Iraq, prevent regression in Afghanistan, reconstitute our military readiness, and refocus on the threats to national security posed by diffuse and proliferating terrorist cells as well as belligerent states."
• Stabilizing Iraq: An Assessment of the Security Situation, GAO-06-1094T, September 11, 2006
• Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq US Department of Defense August 2006 -- This report is divided into three sections. The first section, “Stability and Security in Iraq,” describes trends and progress toward meeting goals for political stability, strengthened economic activity, and a stable security environment in Iraq.
• President Bush Addresses American Legion National Convention The White House 31 Aug 2006
• Transcript: Secretary Condoleezza Rice Remarks at the 88th Annual American Legion Convention US Department of State 29 Aug 2006
• Iraq Reconstruction: Lessons Learned in Contracting Testimony of Stuart W. Bowen, Jr., Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 02 Aug 2006
• SIGIR Report to Congress: July 30, 2006 Quarterly and Semiannual Report to Congress Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction 30 Jul 2006
• DoD Announces Units for Next Operation Iraqi Freedom Rotation 27 Jul 2006 -- The Department of Defense announced today additional major units scheduled to deploy as part of the next Operation Iraqi Freedom rotation.
• President Bush and Prime Minister Maliki of Iraq Participate in Press Availability The White House 25 Jul 2006
• Fact Sheet: Prime Minister Maliki's Meeting with President Bush The White House 25 Jul 2006
• Human Rights Report - 1 May–30 June 2006 UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) 18 Jul 2006 [PDF Version]
• Rebuilding Iraq: More Comprehensive National Strategy Needed to Help Achieve U.S. Goals GAO-06-788, July 11, 2006
• Rebuilding Iraq: More Comprehensive National Strategy Needed to Help Achieve U.S. Goals and Overcome Challenges GAO-06-953T, July 11, 2006
• Rebuilding Iraq: More Comprehensive National Strategy Needed to Help Achieve U.S. Goals (GAO-06-788) July 2006 [PDF 1.02MB]
• DoD Announces Units for Next Operation Iraqi Freedom Rotation 20 Jun 2006 -- The Department of Defense announced today additional major units scheduled to deploy as part of the next Operation Iraqi Freedom rotation
• U.S. Embassy in Iraq Memo on Snapshots from the Office: Public Affairs Staff Show Strains of Social Discord U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq Jun 2006 [PDF Version]
• Press Conference of the President The White House 14 Jun 2006
• Fact Sheet: Camp David Meetings: Building on Progress in Iraq The White House 13 Jun 2006
• President Bush Makes Surprise Visit to Iraq, Meets with Prime Minister Maliki in Baghdad The White House 13 Jun 2006
• Rebuilding Iraq: Actions Still Needed to Improve the Use of Private Security Providers, GAO-06-865T, June 13, 2006
• Transcript: Statement by the President on Death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi The White House 08 Jun 2006
• Coalition forces kill Abu Musab al-Zarqawi MNF-I 08 Jun 2006 -- Multi-National Force-Iraq Commanding General, Gen. George W. Casey Jr., announced the death of al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
• S/2006/342: Twenty-fifth quarterly report UNMOVIC 30 May 2005 [PDF]
• Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq US Department of Defense May 2006 -- This report to Congress on measuring stability and security in Iraq is submitted pursuant to section 9010 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act 2006, Public Law 109-148. This is the fourth in a series of reports on this subject and the second of these reports under Section 9010.
• President Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom Participate in Joint Press Availability The White House 25 May 2006
• Human Rights Report - 1 March–30 April 2006 UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) 24 May 2006 [PDF Version]
• Transcript: Murtha press conference transcript on Iraq Office of Congressman Joh Murtha 17 May 2006
• SIGIR Report to Congress: April 30, 2006 Quarterly and Semiannual Report to Congress Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction 30 Apr 2006
• President Bush Discusses Global War on Terror The White House 10 Apr 2006
• Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad and Gen. George W. Casey, Jr., Issue Iraqi Freedom Day Statement AFPS 09 Apr 2006
• Transcript: President Bush Discusses Global War on Terror The White House 06 Apr 2006
• Lincoln Group stories examples -- Below are six examples of stories written by U.S. pychological operations troops and planted in Iraqi newspapers by the Lincoln Group.
• Transcript: Press Conference of the President The White House 21 Mar 2006
• Human Rights Report - 1 January–28 February 2006 UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) 22 Mar 2006 [PDF Version]
• Transcript: President Discusses War on Terror and Operation Iraqi Freedom The White House 20 Mar 2006
• Secretary of Defense Message, 3rd Anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom AFPS 19 Mar 2006
• President's Radio Address The White House 18 Mar 2006 -- "Good morning. In recent weeks, Americans have seen horrific images from Iraq: the bombing of a great house of worship in Samarra, sectarian reprisals between Sunnis and Shias, and car bombings and kidnappings."
• Transcript: President Discusses Iraq to Foundation for the Defense of Democracies The White House 13 Mar 2006

• S/2006/133: Twenty-fourth quarterly report UNMOVIC 28 Feb 2006 [PDF]
• REBUILDING IRAQ: Stabilization, Reconstruction, and Financing Challenges Testimony by Joseph A. Christoff, Director International Affairs and Trade, Before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, (GAO-06-428T) February 8, 2006 [PDF]
• Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq US Department of Defense Feb 2006 -- "This report to Congress on measuring stability and security in Iraq is submitted pursuant to section 9010 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act 2006, Public Law 109-148. The Secretary of Defense submitted two reports on the same subject in July and October of 2005; however, this is the first report required by Public Law 109-148." [PDF 1.25 MB]
• SIGIR Report to Congress: January 30, 2006 Quarterly and Semiannual Report to Congress Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction 30 Jan 2006
• Human Rights Report - 1 November–31 December 2005 UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) 01 Jan 2006 [PDF Version]
• Press Conference of the President The White House 19 Dec 2005

• President's Address to the Nation The White House 18 Dec 2005

• President Discusses Iraqi Elections, Victory in the War on Terror The White House 14 Dec 2005
• Transcript: President Discusses War on Terror and Upcoming Iraqi Elections The White House 12 Dec 2005
• Transcript: President Discusses War on Terror and Rebuilding Iraq The White House 07 Dec 2005

• National Strategy for Victory in Iraq The White House 30 Nov 2005 -- "The following document articulates the broad strategy the President set forth in 2003 and provides an update on our progress as well as the challenges remaining"
• Transcript: President Outlines Strategy for Victory in Iraq The White House 30 Nov 2005
• S/2005/742: Twenty-third quarterly report UNMOVIC 29 Nov 2005 [PDF]
• Biden Delivers Major Address on Iraq Office of US Senator Jospeh Biden 21 Nov 2005 -- "Today, I want to talk to you about Iraq. I want to start by addressing the question on the minds of most Americans: when will we bring our troops home?"

• Vice President's Remarks on the War on Terror The White House 21 Nov 2005 -- "My remarks today concern national security, in particular the war on terror and the Iraq front in that war. Several days ago, I commented briefly on some recent statements that have been made by some members of Congress about Iraq."

• War in Iraq Office of Congressman John Murtha 17 Nov 2005 -- "The war in Iraq is not going as advertised. It is a flawed policy wrapped in illusion. The American public is way ahead of us. The United States and coalition troops have done all they can in Iraq, but it is time for a change in direction. Our military is suffering. The future of our country is at risk. We can not continue on the present course. It is evident that continued military action in Iraq is not in the best interest of the United States of America, the Iraqi people or the Persian Gulf Region."

• Transcript: Vice President's Remarks at the Frontiers of Freedom Institute 2005 Ronald Reagan Gala The White House 16 Nov 2005 -- ". And the suggestion that's been made by some U. S. senators that the President of the United States or any member of this Administration purposely misled the American people on pre-war intelligence is one of the most dishonest and reprehensible charges ever aired in this city. Some of the most irresponsible comments have, of course, come from politicians who actually voted in favor of authorizing force against Saddam Hussein."

• Human Rights Report - 1 September–31 October 2005 UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) 14 Nov 2005 [PDF Version]
• WINNING THE WAR IN IRAQ Office of U.S. Senator John McCain 10 Nov 2005 -- "The past weeks in Iraq have filled our news with numbers. 10 million Iraqis streaming to the polls to determine their future democratically. A new constitution, enshrining fundamental rights, approved across the country by a 4 to 1 margin. Two Sunni-dominated provinces dissenting. Over 2,000 Americans killed in action since the war began.

• Levin Says Newly Declassified Information Indicates Bush Administration’s Use of Pre-War Intelligence Was Misleading Office of US Senator Carl Levin 07 Nov 2005 -- Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) said today that newly declassified information indicates the Bush Administration’s use of pre-war intelligence was misleading.
• SIGIR Reports to Congress: October 30, 2005 Report Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction 30 Oct 2005
• Report on the Manipulation of the Oil-for-Food Programme Independent Inquiry Committee (IIC) the United Nations Oil-for-Food Programme 27 Oct 2005 -- "Today, the Independent Inquiry Committee (“the Committee”) issues its fifth and final substantive report concerning the United Nations Oil-for-Food Programme (“the Programme”). This Report illustrates the manner in which Iraq manipulated the Programme to dispense contracts on the basis of political preference and to derive illicit payments from companies that obtained oil and humanitarian goods contracts."

• Senator John Kerry Lays Out Path Forward in Iraq Office of Massachusetts Senator John Kerry 26 Oct 2005 -- Senator John Kerry "The Path Forward" Georgetown University October 26, 2005 As prepared for delivery

• Rebuilding Iraq: Enhancing Security, Measuring Program Results, and Maintaining Infrastructure Are Necessary to Make Significant and Sustainable Progress, Testimony by Joseph A. Christoff, Director, International Affairs and Trade, Before the House Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, (GAO-06-179T), October 18, 2005 [PDF]
• Bush Congratulates Iraq on Successful Vote on Draft Constitution Washington File 16 Oct 2005 -- President Bush congratulated the people of Iraq for the successful completion of a vote on their draft constitution October 16.

• Report to Congress: Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq US Department of Defense 13 Oct 2005 -- "This is the second report in the series; the previous report was issued on July 22, 2005 " [PDF 382 KB]

• Transcript: President Discusses War on Terror at National Endowment for Democracy The White House 06 Oct 2005

• Letter by Retired Military Leaders to Senator John McCain 03 Oct 2005 -- "We strongly support your proposed amendments to the Defense Department Authorization bill concerning detainee policy, including requiring all interrogations of detainees in DOD custody to conform to the U.S. Army’s Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation (FM 34-52), and prohibiting the use of torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment by any U.S. government agency."

• Human Rights Report - 1 July–31 August 2005 UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) 08 Sep 2005 [PDF Version]
• Precedents, Variables, and Options in Planning a U.S. Military Disengagement Strategy from Iraq By Dr. W. Andrew Terrill, Dr. Conrad C. Crane Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College -- The questions of how to empower the Iraqis most effectively and then progressively withdraw non-Iraqi forces from that country is one of the most important policy problems currently facing the United States. The authors seek to present the U.S. situation in Iraq in all of its complexity and ambiguity, with policy recommendations for how that withdrawal strategy might be most effectively implemented. [PDF]
• Remarks by The President to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of V-J Day Washington File 30 Aug 2005 -- President Bush says he has “confidence” in the successful outcome of the global campaign against terrorism, comparing the battle to the struggle faced by the United States and its allies during World War II.

• S/2005/545: Twenty-second quarterly report UNMOVIC 30 Aug 2005 [PDF]
• Transcript: President Addresses Military Families, Discusses War on Terror The White House 24 Aug 2005

• Draft Constitution Excerpts RFE/RL 23 Aug 2005 -- The Baghdad-based daily "Al-Sabah" published what it identified as the 22 August text of the draft constitution on its website on 23 August.

• Transcript: REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT TO THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS NATIONAL CONVENTION Washington File 22 Aug 2005

• SIGIR Reports to Congress: July 30, 2005 Report Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction 30 Jul 2005
• Report to Congress: Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq US Department of Defense 21 Jul 2005 -- "The report is divided into two sections (...) The initial section of the report focuses on Stability and Security in Iraq and enumerates goals and progress regarding Iraq’s political stability, security environment, and economic progress. The second section of the report, on Security Force Training and Performance, provides indicators of the training and development of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), including the forces of the Ministry of Defense (MOD) and the police and other paramilitary forces of the Ministry of Interior (MOI)." [PDF]

• Remarks by the President on the War on Terror The White House 28 Jun 2005

• Transcript: President Welcomes Iraqi Prime Minister Jaafari to the White House 24 Jun 2005

• FIRST HOUSE VOTE ON EXITING FROM IRAQ WAR Council for a Liveable World 26 May 2005 -- On May 25, 2005, the House of Representatives voted on an amendment that has launched the debate in Congress over the American presence in Iraq.

• S/2005/351: Twenty-first quarterly report UNMOVIC 27 May 2005 [PDF]
• AMZ Leaders Killed/Wanted/Captured MNF-I/MNC-I 06 May 2005 [3.37 MB PPT]

• SIGIR Reports to Congress: April 30, 2005 Report Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction 30 Apr 2005
• AR-15-6: Investigation into the shooting of Nicola Calipari, an Italian intelligence officer, and the wounding of Guiliana Sgrena, an Italian journalist Multinational Corps-Iraq 29 Apr 2005 -- [Classified version]
• Initial Impressions Report: Operations in Mosul, Iraq/Stryker Brigade Combat Team 1, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Center for Army Lessons Learned 21 Dec 2004 [PDF 412KB]

• REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction 31 Mar 2005 -- "With this letter, we transmit the report of the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction. Our unanimous report is based on a lengthy investigation, during which we interviewed hundreds of experts from inside and outside the Intelligence Community and reviewed thousands of documents. Our report offers 74 recommendations for improving the U.S. Intelligence Community (all but a handhl of which we believe can be implemented without statutory change). / This unclassified report is derived from a 692-page classified report that was delivered to the President on March 31, 2005." [PDF Version 3.3MB]

• Second Interim Report: The 1998 Procurement of the Humanitarian Goods Inspection Contract/Other Conduct of United Nations OfficialsIndependent Inquiry Committee into the United Nations Oil-for-Food Programme 29 Mar 2005 [PDF 3.66 Mb]

• Army Criminal Investigators Outline 27 Confirmed or Suspected Detainee Homicides for Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom United States Army Criminal Investigation Command 25 Mar 2005 -- In a continuing effort to keep the public informed of developments regarding detainee investigations, the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command today released an accounting of the 24 criminal investigations of suspected or confirmed homicides during Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. The 24 cases involve a total of 27 reported victims. [PDF]

• S/2005/129: Twentieth quarterly report UNMOVIC 28 Feb 2005 [PDF]
• Interim Report Independent Inquiry Committee into the United Nations Oil-for-Food Programme 3 Feb 2005 [PDF 3.26 Mb]

• SECRETARY-GENERAL PRAISES COURAGE OF IRAQI PEOPLE ON ELECTION, SAYS SUCCESS AUGURS WELL FOR TRANSITION United Nations 31 Jan 2005

• President Congratulates Iraq The White House 30 Jan 2005
• Prime Minister pays tribute to UK Hercules troops 10 Downing Street 30 Jan 2005

• SIGIR Reports to Congress: January 30, 2005 Report Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction 30 Jan 2005

• Remarks made by Senator Edward M. Kennedy: Address Delivered at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International- Studies - 27 Jan 2005 -- " We must learn from our mistakes. We must recognize what a large and growing number of Iraqis now believe. The war in Iraq has become a war against the American occupation. We have reached the point that a prolonged American military presence in Iraq is no longer productive for either Iraq or the United States. The U.S. military presence has become part of the problem, not part of the solution...America’s goal should be to complete our military withdrawal as early as possible in 2006."

• Transcript: President Holds Press Conference The White House 26 Jan 2005

• “Iraq: Finding a Responsible Exit” Remarks by Congressman Marty Meehan 25 Jan 2005 - Congressman Meehan presented his proposal for a phased reduction of U.S. troops from Iraq in a speech at the Brookings Institution. The United States would draw down the majority of our forces by the end of this year. Only a small and mobile force would remain by mid-2006, two years after the transfer of sovereignty. This is not a cut and run strategy but a phased drawdown that would leave a small, mobile, and low-profile U.S. presence in Iraq for a reasonable timeframe. This smaller contingent of approximately 30,000 troops could continue to fill specialty roles.

• What Gen. George W. Casey Jr., commanding general of Multi-National Forces-Iraq, is saying About security for the January elections MNF-I/MNC-I 17 Jan 2005

• Transcript: Defense Department Background Briefing on Upcoming Elections in Iraq 04 Jan 2005 -- Senior State Department Official

• Powell, Snow, al-Mahdi Sign Iraqi Debt Cancellation Washington File 17 Dec 2004 -- Secretary of State Colin Powell, Treasury Secretary John Snow and Iraqi Finance Minister Adil Abd al-Mahdi signed an agreement December 17, canceling 100 percent of Iraq's $4.1 billion debt to the United States.

• President Presents Medal of Freedom The White House 14 Dec 2004 -- "The Presidential Medal of Freedom is our nation's highest civil award given to men and women of exceptional merit, integrity and achievement. Today this honor goes to three men who have played pivotal roles in great events, and whose efforts have made our country more secure and advanced the cause of human liberty."

• Operation Al Fajr Roll Up Multi-National Force - Iraq 28 Nov 2004 -- Slides used in Dec 3, 2004, DoD News Briefing [PPT 4.27 MB]

• Iraq Reconstruction Passes 1,000 Project Milestone 03 Dec 2004 -- The Iraq Project and Contracting Office (PCO) with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today that the U.S. government has surpassed the 1,000 construction start mark one month ahead of their year-end goal. The reconstruction team has delivered 1,051 construction starts to-date.

• Full text of final communique of Tehran conference on Iraq via IRNA 01 Dec 2004 -- The Conference of the Interior Ministers of Neighboring Countries of Iraq wrapped up its two-day meeting here on Wednesday after issuing a final communique.

• Fallujah Update: Insurgent Chemical/Explosives Weapons Laboratory Multi National Forces-Iraq via Combined Press Information Center 26 Nov 2004 -- "On 23 November 2004, Iraqi and coalition forces discovered an insurgent laboratory in Fallujah including chemicals and equipment necessary to produce rudimentary chemical weapons capable of creating poisonous gases and explosives used in improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The site may have served as a testing and research area for construction of improvised chemical devices (ICDs) and/or routine production facility for explosives used in IEDs. " [PPT 1.42MB]

• S/2004/924: Nineteenth quarterly report UNOMIVC 26 Nov 2004 [PDF 338 Kb]
• CPA-IG Reports to Congress: October 30, 2004 Report Office of the Inspector General of the Coalition Provisional Authority 30 Oct 2004

• FMI 3-07.22: Counterinsurgency Operations October 2004

• Iraq: Building a New Society Washington File 19 Oct 2004 -- Following is a fact sheet issued by the State Department entitled "Iraq: Building a New Society"

• President Bush Discusses Iraq Report The White House 07 Oct 2004 -- "Chief weapons inspector, Charles Duelfer, has now issued a comprehensive report that confirms the earlier conclusion of David Kay that Iraq did not have the weapons that our intelligence believed were there."
• Remarks by John Kerry on CIA report on Saddam Hussein’s WMD John Kerry for President 07 Oct 2004 -- "Yesterday, the CIA released a wide-ranging report on Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction. The report concluded that Iraq had essentially dismantled its weapons of mass destruction and stopped any further military WMD production after the end of the first gulf war. (...) The President this morning was in absolute full spin mode about the CIA report."

• Statement From Pentagon Spokesman Lawrence Di Rita 05 Oct 2004 -- Throughout Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld has relied upon the recommendations of the military commanders and the military advice of the Chairman and the members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as the basis for decisions regarding force levels.

• Transcript: Council on Foreign Relations 04 Oct 2004 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld / "Mr. Secretary, what exactly was the connection between Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda? (...) I have seen the answer to that question migrate in the intelligence community over the period of a year in the most amazing way. Second, there are differences in the intelligence community as to what the relationship was. To my knowledge, I have not seen any strong, hard evidence that links the two. There are -- I just read an intelligence report recently about one person who's connected to al Qaeda who was in and out of Iraq and there's the most tortured description of why he might have had a relationship and why he might not have had a relationship. There are reports about people in Saddam Hussein's intelligence service meeting in one country or another with al Qaeda people from one person to another, which may have been indicative of something, or may not have been. It may have been something that was not representative of a hard linkage."

• Presidential Debate in Coral Gables, Florida 2004 Presidential Documents Online via GPO Access 30 Sep 2004

• Transcript: The Effect of the War in Iraq On America's Security Office of Senator Edward M. Kennedy 27 Sep 2004

• Transcript: President Bush and Prime Minister Allawi Press Conference The White House 23 Sep 2004

• Speech at New York University John Kerry for President 20 Sep 2004 -- "National security is a central issue in this campaign. (...) That means we must have a great honest national debate on Iraq. The President claims it is the centerpiece of his war on terror. In fact, Iraq was a profound diversion from that war and the battle against our greatest enemy, Osama bin Laden and the terrorists. Invading Iraq has created a crisis of historic proportions and, if we do not change course, there is the prospect of a war with no end in sight."

• Transcript: Secretary Rumsfeld Media Availability at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky 14 Sep 2004 -- Q: Secretary, Secretary Powell -- Secretary of State Powell, recently on NBC’s “Meet the Press” said that he found – wanted to set the record straight once and for all. There were no weapons of mass destruction and he found no correlation between 9/11 and the former Iraqi regime. My question to you, sir, is do you agree with that statement?
  SEC. RUMSFELD: Yes. (...) But it’s a clear fact that the deposits of weapons of mass destruction have not been found since the end of the war – end of the major combat operations.
• Transcript: New Priorities for U.S. Assistance Under the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund (IRRF) US Dept. of State 14 Sep 2004 -- Marc Grossman , Under Secretary for Political Affairs, On-The-Record Briefing

• Remarks on Bush’s Wrong Choices in Iraq That Have Left Us Without the Resources We Need at Home John Kerry for President 08 Sep 2004 -- "Yesterday in Iraq, we marked the most incalculable loss of all. Yesterday, we reached a tragic milestone. More than 1,000 of America’s sons and daughters gave their lives in service to our country. More than 1,000 sons and daughters, husbands and wives, brothers and sisters who will never come home to live the lives they dreamed of. We honor them, we pray for them and for their families, and we owe it to their memory and all our troops to do what’s right in Iraq."

• S/2004/693: Eighteenth quarterly report UNOMIVC 27 Aug 2004 [PDF]
• CPA-IG Reports to Congress: July 30, 2004 Report Office of the Inspector General of the Coalition Provisional Authority 30 Jul 2004

• Third Quarterly Report (July 2, 2004)
  Quarterly Reports on Iraq are sent to the Congress pursuant to Section 2207 of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, FY 2004 (Public Law 108-106)
  Transmittal Letters
  Funding Table
  Executive Summary
  Appendix 1, 2004 (Sectoral descriptions)
  Appendix 2, Contributions from Other Donors
• Rebuilding Iraq: Resource, Security, Governance, Essential Services, and Oversight Issues. (GAO-04-902R), June 28, 2004 [PDF 3.74 Mb]
• Transcript: Press Conference with Iraqi Prime Minister 29 Jun 2004 -- Iyad Allawi and Iraqi Minister Of Justice Mailk Dohan Al-Hassan

• Remarks by President Bush and Prime Minister Blair on Transfer of Iraqi Sovereignty The White House 28 Jun 2004
• COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY (CPA) ACCOMPLISHMENTS Multi-National Corps-Iraq/Multi-National Force-Iraq 28 Jun 2004 -- "On June 30, 2004 Iraq will again become a fully sovereign nation. When this occurs, the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), the international body that has governed Iraq since April, 2003, will have achieved its primary goal, and will cease to exist. Over the course of the last fourteen months the Coalition Provisional Authority has focused on helping Iraqis build four foundational pillars for their sovereignty: Security, Essential Services, Economy, and Governance. "
• Press Briefing on Iraq Transition The White House 28 Jun 2004 -- Background Briefing by a Senior Administration Official

• Resolution 1546 (2004) Adopted by the Security Council at its 4987th meeting, on 8 June 2004 -- "'Welcoming the beginning of a new phase in Iraq’s transition to a democratically elected government, and looking forward to the end of the occupation and the assumption of full responsibility and authority by a fully sovereign and independent Interim Government of Iraq by 30 June 2004," [PDF]

• Transcript: Briefing By U.N. Special Envoy for Iraq 02 Jun 2004 -- Mr. Lakhdar Brahimi

• Transcript: Statements by United Nations Envoy 01 Jun 2004 -- Lakhdar Brahimi; Iraqi President Ghazi Al-Yawar; and Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Alawi
• Bush Welcomes Newly Formed Iraqi Interim Government Washington File 01 Jun 2004 -- President Bush said the naming of Iraq's new interim government brings Iraqis one step closer to realizing their dream of "a fully sovereign nation with a representative government that protects their rights and serves their needs."

• S/2004/435: Seventeenth quarterly report UNOMIVC 28 May 2004 [PDF 214 Kb]
• “Security and Strength for a New World” -- Remarks of Senator John Kerry (As Prepared for Delivery) Thursday, May 27, 2004 Seattle, Washington - It’s time for a new national security policy guided by four new imperatives: First, we must launch and lead a new era of alliances for the post 9-11 world. Second, we must modernize the world’s most powerful military to meet the new threats. Third, in addition to our military might, we must deploy all that is in America’s arsenal -- our diplomacy, our intelligence system, our economic power, and the appeal of our values and ideas. Fourth and finally, to secure our full independence and freedom, we must free America from its dangerous dependence on Mideast oil.

• Al Gore Address on Iraq Policy 26 May 2004

• Remarks by the President on Iraq and the War on Terror The White House 24 May 2004 -- "Thank you and good evening. I'm honored to visit the Army War College. Generations of officers have come here to study the strategies and history of warfare. I've come here tonight to report to all Americans, and to the Iraqi people, on the strategy our nation is pursuing in Iraq, and the specific steps were taking to achieve our goals. "
• Fact Sheet: The Transition to Iraqi Self-Government The White House 24 May 2004 -- In a speech at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, President Bush reported to the Nation on our strategy in Iraq and the specific steps we are taking to achieve our goal.

• Contractors Overseeing Contractors: Conflicts of Interest Undermine Accountability in Iraq May 18, 2004 - This joint report was prepared by the House Committee on Government Reform Minority Staff, Special Investigations Division and the Democratic Policy Committee for Senator Byron L. Dorgan, Senator Ron Wyden, Rep. Henry A. Waxman, and Rep. John D. Dingell. This report examines conflicts of interest in two oversight contracts issued by the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) in March 2004. It finds that the oversight contractors have close business relationships with the construction contractors that they have been hired to oversee.

• BG Karpinski Rebuttal to AR 15-6 Investigation of the 800s' Military Police Brigade 1 April 2004 -- "Request that the findings and recommendations of the subject investigation relating to BG Janis L. Karpinski be set aside and no additional adverse action taken. The 800th Military Police (MP) Brigade (Bde) under the command of BG Karpinski successfully accomplished every mission assigned despite being under-strength and under-resourced."

• REPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS (ICRC) ON THE TREATMENT BY THE COALITION FORCES OF PRISONERS OF WAR AND OTHER PROTECTED PERSONS BY THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS IN IRAQ DURING ARREST, INTERNMENT AND INTERROGATION Feruary 2004 -- "In Its "Report an the Treatment by the Coalition Forces of Prisoners of War and other protected persons in Iraq", the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) draws the attention of the Coalition Forces (hereafter called "the CF") to a number of serious violations of International Humanitarian Law. These violations have been documented and sometimes observed while visiting prisoners of war, civilian internees and other protected persons by the Geneva Conventions (hereafter called persons deprived of their liberty when their status is not specifically mentioned) in Iraq between March and November 2003."

• TESTIMONY OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE DONALD H. RUMSFELD BEFORE THE SENATE AND HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEES MAY 7, 2004 [PDF]

• Transcript: President Bush Meets with Alhurra Television on Wednesday The White House 05 May 2004
• Transcript: President Bush Meets with Al Arabiya Television on Wednesday White House 05 May 2004

• HEARING ARTICLE 15-6 INVESTIGATION OF THE 800th MILITARY POLICE BRIGADE On 19 January 2004, Lieutenant General (LTG) Ricardo S. Sanchez, Commander, Combined Joint Task Force Seven (CJTF-7) requested that the Commander, US Central Command, appoint an Investigating Officer (IO) in the grade of Major General (MG) or above to investigate the conduct of operations within the 800th Military Police (MP) Brigade.

• This Moment in Iraq is a Moment of Truth: Remarks of Senator John Kerry John Kerry for President 30 Apr 2004

• Nader: US Should Withdraw From Iraq Nader for President 2004 [Monday April 19, 2004] US Should Underwrite an Appropriate International Peacekeeping Force, Encourage Iraqi Self Rule and Continue Humanitarian Aid to Rebuild Iraq

• Speech of Senator Biden: Getting It Right in Iraq 15 Apr 2004 -- "I come here today out of a deep and abiding frustration hardened by a nagging belief that time is rapidly running out on getting it right in Iraq. Time is running out and there is a glaring need to be brutally frank about the challenge we face and completely honest with the American people about what will be required of them in this war. "

• President Addresses the Nation in Prime Time Press Conference The White House 13 Apr 2004 -- "Before I take your questions, let me speak with the American people about the situation in Iraq. This has been tough weeks in that country. Coalition forces have encountered serious violence in some areas of Iraq. Our military commanders report that this violence is being instigated by three groups (...) America's commitment to freedom in Iraq is consistent with our ideals, and required by our interests. Iraq will either be a peaceful, democratic country, or it will again be a source of violence, a haven for terror, and a threat to America and to the world"
• Iraq Weekly Update Joint Staff/Coalition Provisional Authority 13 Apr 2004 -- Power / Oil / Education / Health Care / Security / Governance / Economics [PDF 728 Kb b]

• Win Without War Proposes Emergency International Summit & Transfer of Management Authority to UN APRIL 9, 2004 - Win Without War called today for an end to the US led military occupation of Iraq and for the United States to seek an immediate transfer of authority to the United Nations to oversee the transition to Iraqi self-rule. The mainstream coalition of 42 national organizations called for the convening of an emergency session of the UN Security Council and an international summit on Iraq.

• Section 2207 Report - 05 April 2004 - Section 2207 of the Emergency Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004, (Public Law 108-106)requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)to submit a report to Congress every 90 days that updates the estimates and assumptions for the $18.4 billion appropriated in this Act for Iraq under the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund (IRRF). On January 5,2004, OMB submitted the first financial plan to Congress. This first update to the report required under Section 2207 of Public Law 108-106 highlights the changes from the financial plan laid out in January 2004.

• Iraq Weekly Update Joint Staff/Coalition Provisional Authority 31 Mar 2004 -- Power / Oil / Education / Health Care / Security / Governance / Economics [PDF 5.4 Mb]

• CPA-IG Reports to Congress: March 30, 2004 Report Office of the Inspector General of the Coalition Provisional Authority 30 Mar 2004

• Testimony by Charles A. Duelfer, Special Advisor to the Director of Central Intelligence for Strategy Regarding Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction Programs to the US Senate Committee on Armed Services 30 Mar 2004

• Report of the Security in Iraq Accountability Panel (SIAP): UN Secretariat Summary of Main Findings and Conclusions United Nations 30 Mar 2004 -- "The Report of the Security in Iraq Accountability Panel (SIAP) of some 150 pages, and 6 volumes of supporting documents was submitted to the Secretary-General on 3 March 2004. It is the latest in a series of reports produced in relation to the tragic events of 19 August 2003 when the United Nations Headquarters in the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq was the object of a bomb attack.1 It follows the Ahtisaari Report issued on 20 October 2003 which had recommended, inter alia, “that the seriousness of the breaches in the security system by the UN managers in charge at headquarters and in the field warrants the setting up of a separate and independent audit and accountability procedure to review the responsibilities of key individuals in the lack of preventive and mitigating actions prior to the attack on 19th August”."

• Iraqi Reconstruction Contract Awarded 26 Mar 2004 -- The Department of Defense announced today the award of one contract to provide construction services under the Coalition Provisional Authority Program Management Office (PMO) within a specific sector.

• Iraqi Reconstruction Contract Awarded 24 Mar 2004 -- The Department of Defense announced today the award of one contract to provide construction services under the Coalition Provisional Authority Program Management Office (PMO) within a specific sector.

• Additional Iraqi Reconstruction Contracts Awarded 23 Mar 2004 -- The Department of Defense announced today the award of four contracts to provide construction services under the Coalition Provisional Authority Program Management Office (PMO) within specific sectors.
• Iraq Weekly Update Joint Staff/Coalition Provisional Authority 23 Mar 2004 -- Power / Oil / Education / Health Care / Security / Governance / Economics [PDF 5.72 Mb]

• Iraqi Reconstruction Sector Contracts Awarded 12 Mar 2004 -- The Department of Defense announced today the award of two contracts to provide construction services under the Coalition Provisional Authority Program Management Office (PMO) within a specific sector.

• Iraqi Reconstruction Sector Contracts Awarded 11 Mar 2004 -- The Department of Defense announced today the award of two contracts to provide construction services under the Coalition Provisional Authority Program Management Office (PMO) within specific sectors.

• Iraqi Reconstruction Contracts Awarded 10 Mar 2004 -- The Department of Defense announced today the award of seven contracts to provide dedicated support under the Coalition Provisional Authority Program Management Office (PMO). These contracts will provide dedicated program management and coordination support for all design and construction activities being performed for the PMO and within the six sectors of construction.
• Transcript: Briefing on Contracting Programs in Iraq 10 Mar 2004 -- Participating were Lawrence Di Rita, principle deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, and Retired Navy Rear Adm. David J. Nash, director, Program Management Office, Coalition Provisional Authority

• LAW OF ADMINISTRATION FOR THE STATE OF IRAQ FOR THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD 08 Mar 2004 -- "The people of Iraq, striving to reclaim their freedom, which was usurped by the previous tyrannical regime, rejecting violence and coercion in all their forms, and particularly when used as instruments of governance, have determined that they shall hereafter remain a free people governed under the rule of law. (...) This Law is now established to govern the affairs of Iraq during the transitional period until a duly elected government, operating under a permanent and legitimate constitution achieving full democracy, shall come into being."
• Response by the Office of Ayatullah Seestani to a question on Iraq’s interim constitution 08 Mar 2004 -- "His Eminence has previously clarified his reservations regarding the 15th of November accord that; any law drafted for the transition period will not gain legitimacy unless approved by the elected national assembly"

• Iraq Weekly Update Joint Staff/Coalition Provisional Authority 03 Mar 2004 -- Power / Oil / Education / Health Care / Security / Governance / Economics [PDF 6.62 Mb]

• Inquiry into Intelligence on Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Australia Parliamentary Joint Committee on ASIO, ASIS and DSD Released on 01 Mar 2004 -- "The United States and the United Kingdom argued that war against Iraq was necessary because Iraq had defied, over a period of 12 years, United Nations Security Council resolutions, which sought the disarmament of Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction. In particular, both governments and the Australian government which joined in the coalition, argued that intelligence had revealed that Iraq continued to possess and indeed was increasing its holdings of weapons of mass destruction. (...) The arguments about the need to go to war were controversial (...) In Australia, the Senate referred this matter to the Joint Parliamentary Committee on ASIO, ASIS and DSD on 18 June 2003. The Committee was asked to consider the nature, accuracy and independence of the intelligence used by the Australian government and the accuracy and completeness of the presentation of that intelligence by the Australian government to the Parliament and people of Australian."

• The United States and Iraq's Shi'ite Clergy: Partners or Adversaries? W. Andrew Terrill Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College February 2004 -- The author addressed the critical need to gain the cooperation or at least the passive tolerance of the Shi'ite clerics and community. Such an effort could become more challenging as time goes on, and one of the recurring themes of this monograph is the declining patience of the Shi'ite clergy with the U.S. presence. By describing the attitudes, actions, and beliefs of major Shi'ite clerics, the author underscores a set of worldviews that are profoundly different from those of the U.S. authorities currently in Iraq and Washington. Some key Shi'ite clerics are deeply suspicious of the United States, exemplified by conspiracy theories. These suggest that Saddam's ouster was merely a convenient excuse, allowing the United States to implement its own agenda. Other clerical leaders are more open-minded but not particularly grateful for the U.S. presence, despite their utter hatred for Saddam and his regime. [PDF 385 Kb]

• Who are the current coalition members? The White House February 4, 2004 -- Forty-nine countries are publicly committed to the Coalition [Update of release dated March 27, 2003. Costa Rica which has no army never was part of the coalition, even though the White House listed it as such.]

• The political transition in Iraq: Report of the fact-finding mission 23 Feb 2004 -- "The Secretary-General deployed a fact-finding mission to Iraq from 6 to 13 February 2004. This initiative was in follow-up to the meeting he convened in New York on 19 January 2004 with the Governing Council of Iraq and the Coalition Provisional Authority and in response to requests from both parties as well as many Iraqi orgnizations and personalities, including Ayatollah Ali Sistani, a prominent Shi'a cleric." [PDF 2.44 Mb]

• Iraq Weekly Update Joint Staff/Coalition Provisional Authority 19 Feb 2004 -- Power / Oil / Education / Health Care / Security / Governance / Economics [PDF 6.52 Mb]

• Text from Abu Mus’ab al-Zarqawi Letter Coalition Provisional Authority 12 Feb 2004

• Iraq Weekly Update Joint Staff/Coalition Provisional Authority 11 Feb 2004 -- Power / Oil / Education / Health Care / Security / Governance / Economics [PDF 3.74 Mb]

• Iraq Weekly Update Joint Staff/Coalition Provisional Authority 02 Feb 2004 -- Power / Oil / Education / Health Care / Security / Governance / Economics [PDF 4.74 Mb]

• Remarks as prepared for delivery by Director of Central Intelligence George J. Tenet at Georgetown University: Iraq and Weapons of Mass Destruction 5 February, 2004 -- "I have come here today to talk to you—and to the American people—about something important to our nation and central to our future: how the United States intelligence community evaluated Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction programs over the past decade, leading to a National Intelligence Estimate in October of 2002. I want to tell you about our information and how we reached our judgments. I will tell you what I think—honestly and directly."

• Report of the Inquiry into the Circumstances Surrounding the Death of Dr David Kelly C.M.G. by Lord Hutton The Hutton Inquiry 28 Jan 2004

• General Wesley K. Clark Remarks on Iraq Clark for President 21 Jan 2004 -- "A few months ago, I delivered a speech on the crisis in Iraq. The situation then was grim: thousands of America's soldiers were in harm's way. Thousands more had been killed or wounded. And the leader of Iraq -- the target of America's invasion -- Saddam Hussein, was still on the run. Back then, President Bush assured us that hope was around the corner, that resistance would lessen, and that a new Iraqi government would be quickly established. According to Administration officials, Saddam's downfall would open the floodgates to hard evidence of his ties to al Qaeda and point the way to weapons of mass destruction -- including nuclear and biological weapons. But time has not been kind to these predictions. Today, nearly four months later, and after the capture of Saddam Hussein, our troops are still in harm's way, and al Qaeda is still at large."

• Iraq Weekly Update Joint Staff/Coalition Provisional Authority 20 Jan 2004 -- Power / Oil / Education / Health Care / Security / Governance / Economics [PDF 4.74 Mb]

• Speech Delivered by Senator Edward M. Kennedy: America,Iraq, And Presidential Leadership Office of US Senator Edward M. Kennedy 14 Jan 2004 -- "In these uncertain times, it is imperative that our leaders hold true to those founding ideals and protect the fundamental trust between the government and the people. Nowhere is this trust more important than between the people and the President of the United States. (...) I believe that this Administration is indeed leading this country to a perilous place. It has broken faith with the American people, aided and abetted by a Congressional majority willing to pursue ideology at any price, even the price of distorting the truth. On issue after issue, they have moved brazenly to impose their agenda on America and on the world. They have pursued their goals at the expense of urgent national and human needs and at the expense of the truth. America deserves better."

• Iraq Weekly Update Joint Staff/Coalition Provisional Authority 13 Jan 2004 -- Power / Oil / Education / Health Care / Security / Governance / Economics [PDF 4.71 Mb]
• Section 2207 Report - January 5, 2004 -- Section 2207 of the Emergency Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004, (Public Law 108-106)requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)to submit a report to Congress every 90 days that updates the estimates and assumptions for the $18.4 billion appropriated in this Act for Iraq under the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund (IRRF).

• Iraq: An Introduction To The Country And People Marine Corps Institute [PDF 440 Kb]

• Iraq Weekly Update Joint Staff/Coalition Provisional Authority 25 Dec 2003 -- Power / Oil / Education / Health Care / Security / Governance / Economics [PDF 4.82 Mb]

• Iraq Weekly Update Joint Staff/Coalition Provisional Authority 23 Dec 2003 -- Power / Oil / Education / Health Care / Security / Governance / Economics [PDF 4.68 Mb]

• Iraq Weekly Update Joint Staff/Coalition Provisional Authority 16 Dec 2003 -- Power / Oil / Education / Health Care / Security / Governance / Economics [PDF 4.8 Mb]

• Iraq Weekly Update Joint Staff/Coalition Provisional Authority 15 Dec 2003 -- Power / Oil / Education / Health Care / Security / Governance / Economics [PDF 5.2 Mb]

• Transcript: Ambassador Bremer Briefing from Baghdad 14 Dec 2003 -- "Ladies and gentlemen. We got him!"

• Determination and Findings Deputy Secretary of Defense 05 Dec 2003 -- "This Determination and Findings (D&F) applies to the 24 construction and services, and indefinite-delivery, indefinite quantity contracts described in the attachment that are to be awarded by the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) and by the Department of Defense, on behalf of the CPA. (...) These contracts will obligate $18.6B in funds from teh Iraq relief and Reconstruction Fund (IRRF), whih were appropriated by Public Law 108-106 for the purpose of relief and reconstruction of Iraq. (...) It is necessary for the protection of the essential security interests of the United States to limit competition for the prime contracts of these procurements to companies from the United States, Iraq, Coalition partners and for contributing nations. Thus, it is clearly in the public interest to limit prime contracts to companies from these countries." [PDF 271 Kb]

• Report of the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 24 of resolution 1483 (2003) and paragraph 12 of resolution 1511 (2003) United Nations 5 December 2003 -- The present report is the second submitted pursuant to paragraph 24 of Security Council resolution 1483 (2003) and the first submitted pursuant to paragraph 12 of resolution 1511 (2003). [PDF 181 Kb]

• Iraq Weekly Update Joint Staff/Coalition Provisional Authority 02 Dec 2003 -- Power / Oil / Education / Health Care / Security / Governance / Economics [PDF 4.75 Mb]

• 1st Infantry Division Soldier’s Handbook To Iraq 1st Infantry Division November 2003 -- "During your deployment to Iraq as a member of the Big Red One team, you should be aware of the unique customs and courtesies of the Iraqi people. This guide provides the basic information on Iraq’s culture by offering you an overview of the country, its people and their language, as well as their lifestyle and beliefs." [PDF 3.66 Mb]

• Iraq Weekly Update Joint Staff/Coalition Provisional Authority 25 Nov 2003 -- Power / Oil / Education / Health Care / Security / Governance / Economics [PDF 4.75 Mb]

• Iraq's WMD Programs: Culling Hard Facts from Soft Myths Central Intelligence Agency 28 Nov 2003 -- "The October 2002 National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) has been dissected like no other product in the history of the US Intelligence Community. (...) all of this, ten myths have been confused with facts in the current media frenzy. A hard look at the facts of the NIE should dispel some popular myths making the media circuit."

• Coalition Provisional Authority’s Iraqi Infrastructure Reconstruction Office Industry Day Co-Sponsored by Trade Partners UK - The Department for Trade and Industry - 21 November 2003

• Iraq Weekly Update Joint Staff/Coalition Provisional Authority 18 Nov 2003 -- Power / Oil / Education / Health Care / Security / Governance / Economics [PDF 4.75 Mb]
• Transcript: Coalition Provisional Authority Briefing 18 Nov 2003 -- Participating was Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt, Deputy Director Operations and Dan Senor, Senior Advisor to Coalition Provisional Authority

• Iraq Weekly Update Joint Staff/Coalition Provisional Authority 13 Nov 2003 -- Power / Oil / Education / Health Care / Security / Governance / Economics [PDF 4.75 Mb]

• Iraq Weekly Update Joint Staff/Coalition Provisional Authority 05 Nov 2003 -- Power / Oil / Education / Health Care / Security / Governance / Economics [PDF 4.75 Mb]

• Iraq Weekly Update Joint Staff/Coalition Provisional Authority 28 Oct 2003 -- Power / Oil / Education / Health Care / Security / Governance / Economics [PDF 4.75 Mb]

• Report of The Independent Panel on the Safety and Security of UN Personnel in Iraq The Independent Panel on the Safety and Security of the United Nations Personnel in Iraq 20 October 2003 -- "In the view of the Panel, the UN security management system failed in its mission to provide adequate security to UN staff in Iraq. The failure of UN management and staff to comply with standard security regulations and directives left the UN open and vulnerable to the type of attack that was perpetrated on 19 August 2003. In particular, the UN security system failed adequately to analyse and utilize information made available to the system on threats against UN staff and premises. The security awareness within the country team did not match the hostile environment. The observance and implementation of security regulations and procedures were sloppy and non-compliance with security rules commonplace. Adequate security arrangements may not have been able to prevent the attack against the Canal Hotel perimeter, but would certainly have minimized the vulnerability of the staff and premises and reduced the number of casualties caused by the attack." [PDF 711 Kb]

• Security Council Resolution 1511 (2003) Adopted by the Security Council at its 4844th meeting, on 16 October 2003 16 October 2003 -- "Reaffirms the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iraq, and underscores, in that context, the temporary nature of the exercise by the Coalition Provisional Authority (Authority) of the specific responsibilities, authorities, and obligations under applicable international law recognized and set forth in resolution 1483 (2003), which will cease when an internationally recognized, representative government established by the people of Iraq is sworn in and assumes the responsibilities of the Authority, inter alia through steps envisaged in paragraphs 4 through 7 and 10 below" [PDF 39 Kb]
• Cameroon, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America: draft resolution 15 Oct 2003 -- "Reaffirms the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iraq, and underscores, in that context, the temporary nature of the exercise by the Coalition Provisional Authority (Authority) of the specific responsibilities, authorities, and obligations under applicable international law recognized and set forth in resolution 1483 (2003), which will cease when an internationally recognized, representative government established by the people of Iraq is sworn in and assumes the responsibilities of the Authority, inter alia through steps envisaged in paragraphs 4 through 7 and 10 below" [PDF 121 Kb]

• Transcript: Briefing on the Investigation of Antiquity Loss from the Baghdad Museum 10 Sep 2003 -- "From the outset, the primary goal of this investigation has been the recovery of the items, the missing and stolen antiquities, and not necessarily criminal prosecution. The methodology was tailored accordingly, and it comprised four components."
• Iraq Museum Investigation 10 Sep 2003 -- "In mid-April of this year, it was widely reported that over 170,000 ancient artifacts had been stolen or looted from the National Museum of Iraq in Baghdad. (...) The U.S. government then dispatched a 13-member team from U.S. Central Command, consisting of selected military personnel from the Joint Inter-Agency Coordination Group and agents from the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, to investigate the theft and to begin the recovery of the missing artifacts. On 16 May, this team issued a preliminary report on the extent of the losses and the status of the investigation. Issued less than one month into the investigation, it necessarily raised as many questions as it posed answers. The goal of this report is to attempt to answer as many of those questions as possible." [PDF 60Kb]

• Statement by Director of Central Intelligence George J. Tenet on the 2002 National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iraq’s Continuing Programs for Weapons of Mass Destruction Central Intelligence Agency 11 Aug 2003 -- "A great deal has been said and written about the 2002 National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iraq’s Continuing Programs for Weapons of Mass Destruction. Much of this commentary has been misinformed, misleading, and just plain wrong. It is important to set the record straight. Let me make three points."

• Altered Photos of Saddam Hussein CENTCOM 01 Aug 2003 -- Coalition forces were issued altered photos of Saddam Hussein on Thursday to better help them recognize the former dictator who may have changed his appearance to allude capture.

• CIA Statement on Recently Acquired Iraqi Centrifuge Equipment Central Intelligence Agency 26 Jun 2003 -- The head of Iraq's pre-1991 centrifuge uranium enrichment program, Dr. Mahdi Shukur Ubaydi, approached U.S. officials in Baghdad and turned over a volume of centrifuge documents and components he had hidden in his garden from inspectors since 1991.

• NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE: IRAQ'S CONTINUING PROGRAMS FOR WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION [EXCERPTS] October 2002 -- As Released by The White House on July 18, 2003 -- "We judge that Iraq has continued its weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs in defiance of UN resolutions and restrictions. Baghdad has chemical and biological weapons as well as missiles with ranges in excess of UN restrictions; if left unchecked, it probably will have a nuclear weapon during this decade. (See INR alternative view at the end of these Key Judgments.)"
• SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL HOLDS BACKGROUND BRIEFING ON WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION IN IRAQ JULY 18, 2003 -- The National Intelligence Estimate is the work product of about six intelligence agencies that pulled together all the information -- this is a particular one with regards to the weapons of mass destruction program of Saddam Hussein, as you see. It is titled "Iraq's Continuing Programs For Weapons of Mass Destruction."

• Report of the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 24 of Security Council resolution 1483 (2003) United Nations 17 July 2003 -- "The present report is submitted pursuant to paragraph 24 of Security Council resolution 1483 (2003), in which the Council requested me to report to it at regular intervals on the work of my Special Representative with respect to the implementation of the resolution. The present report provides an initial assessment of the scope of the challenges involved in implementing the mandate conferred by the resolution, and to indicate those areas in which I consider that the United Nations can play a useful role based on its expertise and comparative advantage. I have kept foremost in mind the interests of the Iraqi people, especially their demand for the early restoration of Iraqi sovereignty." [PDF]

• The U.S. Army In The Occupation of Germany 1944-1946 by Earl F. Ziemke Center of Military History: Army Historical Series 1975 -- This volume provides an authoritative account of the role of the US Army in military government and occupation of Germany from the inception of planning until the relative separation of military government and tactical troops in 1946. In the process it offers an in-depth study of the first year, the formative period of the occupation, a most eventful phase in the shaping of post-war Europe. The story ranges from Washington and theater headquarters down to military government detachments in the field, and covers the varied national and international civilian and military apparatus that evolved. Illustrating the diverse approaches of the Americans, British, and Russians, it analyzes efforts to combat hunger, disease, and crime, preserve cultural artifacts, re-establish industry and utilities, and resolve thorny problems involving currency, housing, education, newspapers, elections, and displaced persons. [T]he account shows the pitfalls and difficulties in planning, organizing, and executing such a complex undertaking.

• Iraq's Chemical Warfare Program Defense Intelligence Agency Released in June 2003 -- The declassified section on Iraq's chemical warfare program from the September 2002 classified Defense Intelligence Agency study. [PDF 82 Kb]

• Highway and Road Security (21 May 2003) [PDF]
• GAO Report: Rebuilding Iraq, May 15, 2003 (GAO-03-792R) -- Rebuilding Iraq is a U.S. national security priority. As part of this effort, Congress appropriated $79 billon in emergency supplemental funds for fiscal year 2003 for military operations and Iraq’s reconstruction, including humanitarian relief, peacekeeping, and economic and political reform.[PDF 1.82 Mb]
• Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America: draft resolution Provisional, 19 May 2003 -- "Decides that, with the exception of prohibitions related to the sale or supply to Iraq of arms and related materiel other than those arms and related materiel required by the Authority to serve the purposes of this and other related resolutions, all prohibitions related to trade with Iraq and the provision of financial or economic resources to Iraq established by resolution 661 (1990) and subsequent relevant resolutions, including resolution 778 (1992) of 2 October 1992, shall no longer apply" [PDF 30 Kb]

• USAID: Assistance for Iraq - Nightline: Project Iraq, April 23, 2003 Transcript USAID 24 Apr 2003 -- "ANDREW NATSIOS - Well, in terms of the American taxpayers contribution, I do, this is it for the US. The rest of the rebuilding of Iraq will be done by other countries who have already made pledges, Britain, Germany, Norway, Japan, Canada, and Iraqi oil revenues, eventually in several years, when it's up and running and there's a new government that's been democratically elected, will finish the job with their own revenues. They're going to get in $20 billion a year in oil revenues. But the American part of this will be 1.7 billion. We have no plans for any further-on funding for this. (...) That is our plan and that is our intention. And these figures, outlandish figures I've seen, I have to say, there's a little bit of hoopla involved in this." [This transcript was removed from the USAID website]

• On-the-Record Briefing: U.S. Humanitarian Relief and Reconstruction Efforts with Andrew S. Natsios , U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator 25 Mar 2003 -- "Now that the President has submitted the supplemental budget to the Congress we have, potentially a large pool of money: $2.4 billion both for the relief and the reconstruction of the country. We have awarded as of yesterday the contract for the management of the port, and four people have headed out this weekend from that company to set up shop and begin to recruit people in order to manage the port when the British military turns it over to us for civilian purposes."
• President Bush Should 'Stay the Course' in Post-War Iraq to Ensure Battlefield Victory is not Lost, Says Council Task Force Council on Foreign Relations Independent Task Force: "Iraq,The Day After" March 13, 2002 -- "The blue-ribbon commission urges the President to stress two messages--to explain America's vital interest in Iraq's future to the American people, so they will be willing to bear the cost of peace stabilization and reconstruction; and to make the public commitment, so Iraqis understand the United States will not walk out before vital tasks are completed."
• Letter to President Bush from NGOs
• Post-War Iraq: Are We Ready? - Bathsheba N. Crocker CSIS (March 25, 2003)
• Prospects for Democracy in Iraq by Professor Ibrahim Al-Marashi CCC Strategic Insight 20 Feb 2003 -- Remarks drawing on Professor Ibrahim Al-Marashi's extensive contacts with Iraqis inside the country as well as dissident groups located elsewhere
• Post Conflict Reconstruction in Iraq by Professor Karen Guttieri CCC Strategic Insight 20 Feb 2003 -- The challenges facing the United States as it seeks to formulate a coherent strategy for rebuilding the country into some sort of workable political entity
• Removal of Saddam: End of An Era by Professor James Russell CCC Strategic Insight 20 Feb 2003 -- The removal of Saddam will represent, in effect, the crumbling of the Berlin Wall in the Middle East and Persian Gulf, unleashing forces that will pose a variety of strategic challenges to the United States and the international community
• RECONSTRUCTING IRAQ: INSIGHTS, CHALLENGES, AND MISSIONS FOR MILITARY FORCES IN A POST-CONFLICT SCENARIO Conrad C. Crane and W. Andrew Terrill, Army War College, February 2003 -- During World War II, the U.S. military’s extensive planning for the occupation of Germany was a major factor in achieving long-term strategic objectives after the war was won. More recent examples of military operations also emphasize the challenges of post-conflict operations and the criticality of detailed planning and preparation. As the possibility of war with Iraq looms on the horizon, it is important to look beyond the conflict to the challenges of occupying the country.