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Reason June 2006 |
Three Views on Iraq, Three Years Later In May 2003 George W. Bush declared "mission accomplished" in Iraq. A trio of analysts debates the current state of the region: Why I Supported the Iraq War... You Can't Bring Order to the Middle East... Six Facts About Iraq... |
Reason March 2004 Steven Vincent |
Faith, Shame, and Insurgency After visiting Iraq, the author still supports the war -- even more so, in fact. But he is less optimistic now. |
Reason September 2006 Michael J. Totten |
The Kurds Go Their Own Way Can freedom flower in Iraqi Kurdistan? |
Salon.com March 20, 2002 Hadani Ditmars |
Denis Halliday The former head of the U.N.'s humanitarian program in Iraq says an American invasion would be an international crime -- and would make the U.S. even less safe... |
Outside August 2006 |
Babylon by Bus, LeMoine & Neumann An excerpt from a soon to be published autobiographical book about two civilian's three-month adventure in Baghdad. |
Parameters Autumn 2008 William Mcdonough |
Time for a New Strategy The Surge Strategy proposed by George W. Bush in 2007 has accomplished the majority of its goals and now is the time to significantly reduce the US presence in Iraq. |
Salon.com September 6, 2002 Asla Aydintasbas |
The Kurdish dilemma Barham Salih, prime minister of Northern Iraq's Kurdistan regional government, talks about the recent attempt on his life, why he wants a regime change in Baghdad and what should happen in the days after Saddam is deposed. |
Salon.com December 20, 2001 Asla Aydintasbas |
The midnight ride of James Woolsey The former CIA director presents himself as the Paul Revere of the terrorism age, trying to waken America to its greatest threat -- Saddam Hussein. Should we be listening? |
BusinessWeek April 26, 2004 Bruce Nussbaum |
It's Time To Shelve The Rumsfeld Doctrine Denial is rampant in Washington. There is denial that intelligence mistakes were made in the months and years before September 11. There is denial that foreign policy mistakes were made in the runup to the war in Iraq. |
IEEE Spectrum February 2006 Glenn Zorpette |
Re-engineering Iraq U.S. and Iraqi officials have spent billions on restoring Iraq's electrical system. So why is Baghdad getting just six hours of electricity a day? |
Salon.com June 18, 2002 Laura Miller |
Before Baghdad burns The author of a new book on Iraq cautions that a U.S. invasion to get rid of Saddam Hussein could be even more dangerous than his weapons of mass destruction. |
BusinessWeek April 26, 2004 Crock et al. |
A Most Dangerous Moment Can the U.S. restore order -- and engineer a credible transition to Iraqi sovereignty? How many troops are needed, and how many are available? |
Parameters Autumn 2004 Bill Park |
Iraq's Kurds and Turkey: Challenges for US Policy The pieces of the jigsaw thrown up by the US-led regime change in Baghdad are yet to hit the ground, and Washington might yet have to reap what it has sown--in Kurdistan in particular. |
Popular Mechanics March 15, 2010 Joe Pappalardo |
Hollywood Fact Check: How Realistic Is Iraq War Film Green Zone? The military conspiracy-thriller Green Zone, a policy debate masquerading as an action movie, has a premise that invites scrutiny. |
BusinessWeek December 29, 2003 Crock et al. |
That's One Problem Solved Saddam's capture is a big break for the U.S. -- but the road to a stable Iraq remains long and treacherous. |
Parameters Winter 2005/2006 Christopher M. Schnaubelt |
After the Fight: Interagency Operations The situation in Iraq may not be nearly as dire as some pundits and much of the media would have the American public believe, but there is certainly a long way to go. |
Fast Company January 2004 Fast Company |
"Now we live!" Ride along with a consultant who's sniffing out business opportunities in Iraq. |
BusinessWeek August 4, 2003 Stan Crock |
Iraq: After the Shootout This is one guerrilla campaign the U.S. can't afford to lose. |
BusinessWeek October 11, 2004 Frederik Balfour |
Inside Iraq Jon Lee Anderson's "The Fall of Baghdad" has proved to be disturbingly prescient. It is a must-read for anyone trying to understand the anarchy that is now engulfing Iraq. |
Salon.com January 18, 2001 Vivienne Walt |
Saddam won't die Ten years after the Gulf War, the Iraqi leader is stronger than ever... |
Parameters Winter 2006/2007 Gary Felicetti |
The Limits of Training in Iraqi Force Development The National Strategy for Victory in Iraq and much of the public debate surrounding it leaves the impression that additional training will go a long way toward solving the security problem and bringing our troops home. |
BusinessWeek November 17, 2003 Stanley Reed |
Iraq: Repeating A Painful History The British made many of the same nation-building mistakes in the 1920s as the US is making now in Iraq. |
National Defense January 2006 Sandra I. Erwin |
Complex Realities Lie Behind U.S. Rush to Train Iraqi Army It has become crystal clear that fielding a competent Iraqi Army is a tenet of the U.S. exit strategy. What is far less apparent is what exactly constitutes a competent Iraqi fighting force, and how long it will be before it can relieve American troops. |
Reason January 2003 Mueller & Lindsey |
Should We Invade Iraq? A debate |
BusinessWeek February 16, 2004 Stanley Reed |
Will A Shiite Split Bring Chaos In Iraq? Huge political battles lie ahead. The trick will be to keep them from spilling into the streets. |
BusinessWeek May 24, 2004 Crock & McNamee |
How Long To "Stay The Course" In Iraq? Approval for the Bush Administration's open-ended commitment to its Iraq mission is eroding. |
BusinessWeek March 15, 2004 Stanley Reed |
Iraq: Why The Bombers Won't Win The Day The identities of those who organized the bombings that killed more than 200 people in Karbala and Baghdad on Mar. 2 may be obscure, but their motives are clear.
The bombers want to frighten the Shiites into dialing back their political aspirations, and they want to plunge Iraq into the chaos of a sectarian civil war. |
BusinessWeek December 29, 2003 Stanley Reed |
Forging One Nation From Three Agendas What's the best way to bring Iraq's Shiites, Sunnis, and Kurds together under a cohesive democracy? |
Parameters Summer 2005 Christopher M. Ford |
Speak No Evil: Targeting a Population's Neutrality to Defeat an Insurgency Using Iraq as a model, this article seeks to examine the relationship between the people and the insurgency, with the ultimate questions being: What role does the civilian population play in the insurgency, and how can this situation be influenced to achieve success? |
Parameters November 2004 Franklin Eric Wester |
Preemption and Just War: Considering the Case of Iraq This article demonstrates that the use of military force by the Bush Administration against the regime of Saddam Hussein does not meet the ethical criteria for "preemptive war" set forth in the classical Just War tradition. |
Salon.com August 3, 2002 Anthony York |
Crazy like a desert fox Saddam's plea to the U.N. is completely phony. But it could be effective. |
National Defense October 2004 Joe Pappalardo |
U.S. Moves to Rearm Iraq The U.S. government--following an extended delay--is aggressively moving to train and equip Iraqi security forces to provide for the internal and external defense of that war torn nation. |
Salon.com October 11, 2002 William M. Arkin |
Sept. 11 and wars of the world Osama and Saddam pose real threats, but the Bush administration may be too incompetent -- and too arrogant -- to stop them. |
BusinessWeek February 21, 2005 Stanley Reed |
Mosque And State: Just How Close? Iraq's new government may be more influenced by Islam than the U.S. hoped. |
IEEE Spectrum March 2006 Kieron Murphy |
The Man in Charge of Restoring Iraq's Telecom The White House put Dan Sudnick in charge of restoring civilian telecommunications following the Iraq War. The efforts of his staff, successors, and Iraqi counterparts are beginning to bear fruit. |
BusinessWeek April 26, 2004 Stanley Reed |
Hearts, Minds, And Mistakes How can the U.S. win back the goodwill it lost in Iraq? First, empower the Iraqis |
BusinessWeek August 1, 2005 Stanley Reed |
Iraq: The Deadly Cost Of Excluding The Sunnis US officials have been cajoling the Iraqi leadership, which is dominated by Shiites, to bring a significant number of Sunni Muslims back into the fold to sap some of the support from the insurgency. But Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari and his colleagues are resisting. |
Salon.com March 9, 2001 Ben Barber |
Colin Powell veers right After conservative critics chastise him for softening sanctions against Iraq, the secretary of state hardens his line... |
Searcher February 2, 2005 Piper, Ramos |
Blogs of War: A Review of Alternative Sources for Iraq War Information No longer are professional journalists and media conglomerates the exclusive information providers in times of conflict. |
Reason April 2006 Michael Young |
How Did Iraq Go Wrong? In The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq, by George Packer, liberal hawks blame incompetence but sidestep American narcissism. |
Salon.com October 7, 2002 Arianna Huffington |
The Iraq question nobody's asking No one in the Bush administration is talking about how many of our soldiers will be sent home in body bags. |
Aviation History Kelly Bell |
Air War Over Iraq In May 1941, British forces were fighting to keep Iraq in Allied hands -- a struggle that belatedly involved German and Italian aircraft as well. |
BusinessWeek August 25, 2003 Stanley Reed |
Who's the Real Enemy in Iraq? Until the U.S. learns to distinguish friend from foe, it'll keep alienating more and more Iraqis |
ifeminists February 11, 2003 Wendy McElroy |
Iraqi Women Brutalized by Saddam Before and after Sept. 11, politically correct feminists crusaded for Afghan women oppressed by the Taliban. By contrast, little outrage has been expressed over the treatment of Iraqi women under Saddam Hussein. |
BusinessWeek June 21, 2004 Stanley Reed |
Will Iraq's Allawi Use An Iron Fist? Iraq under Ayad Allawi might come to resemble other tightly policed Arab states. |
Reason March 2002 Matt Welch |
The Politics of Dead Children Have U.S. sanctions against Iraq murdered millions? |
National Defense February 2005 Roxana Tiron |
Iraqi Special Forces Need More Training, Equipment Iraqi commando units, known as special forces, continue to be hampered by equipment and training shortcomings, a Washington think tank expert contends. |
Salon.com September 22, 2001 Anthony York |
How big a war? Hawk Paul Wolfowitz wants the U.S. to attack Iraq. Colin Powell doesn't -- and nobody knows who has Bush's ear... |
National Defense November 2004 Roxana Tiron |
U.S. Takes Step Back, Revisits Rebuilding Plans To recover from serious setbacks in its reconstruction plans for Iraq the United States will need a more flexible strategy. |
National Defense November 2006 David Axe |
Equipment Shortages Undermine Iraqi Forces As long as local Iraqi forces rely on the coalition for logistics support, a complete withdrawal is unlikely. |