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Web Resources

Pro/Con & Point/Counterpoint -- Print Resources

Alternative Resources on the US-Iraq Conflict
http://www.pitt.edu/~ttwiss/irtf/iraq.html

Developed by the International Responsibilities Task Force and the American Library Association, this meta-site lists a number of web sites providing alternative viewpoints on the Iraq Conflict including: alternative sources for news, analysis, and commentary; bibliographies; links to organizations concerned with Iraq and the Middle East; special reports on Iraq; links to infromation on the destruction of the cultural resources of Iraq; links to antiwar organizations; links to demonstrations, petitions, letter-writing campaigns, and resolutions.

IraqAnalysis.Org

http://www.iraqanalysis.org/

The Iraq Analysis Group aims to make it easier to find information about Iraq, and to advocate a policy that recognises the special responsibility for the wellbeing of Iraqis.

Opinion Polls in Iraq

http://www.iraqanalysis.org/INFO/55

This is a list of opinion polls carried out in Iraq. It aims to be a comprehensive list of significant polls available in English.

Pew Research Center
http://people-press.org/

The Pew Research Center is an independent research group that studies attitudes toward the press, the US political system, selected public policy issues, and religious issues. Selected reports are available online.

Public Agenda Online
http://www.publicagenda.org/

Public Agenda is a nonpartisan opinion research and civic engagement organization helping Americans explore and understand critical issues.

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The Undergraduate Research Center features books in the Opposing Viewpoints, At Issue and Current Controversies series that provide pro/con, point/counterpoint argumentative essays pertinent to current events. Popular for undergraduate papers, several titles in these series contain essays pertient to the Iraq Confilct. The URC is located in the Reference Department, 2nd Floor Mitchell Memorial Library.

The following are just some of the books in the URC that provide an introduction to events surrounding the Iraq Conflict. A more complete list of topics covered is provided in the URC.

How Should the U.S. Proceed in Iraq? Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2008. Ref DS79.76 .H69 2008

The Middle East. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2008. Ref DS63.2.U5 M473 2008

How Should the United States Withdraw From Iraq? San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2005. Ref DS79.76 .H69 2005

Iraq. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2004. Ref DS79.76 .I7245 2004

Iraq: Opposing Viewpoints. San Diego: Greenhaven Press : Thomson/Gale, 2004. Ref DS79.76 .I73 2004

Weapons of Mass Destruction. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press/Thomson Gale, 2006. Ref U793 .W426 2006

Nation-Building. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2007. Ref JZ6300 .N382 2007

Espionage and Intelligence. Farmington Hills. MI: Greenhaven Press, 2007. Ref JK468.I6 E87 2007

Should Governments Negotiate With Terrorists? Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2008. Ref HV6432 .S546 2008

The CIA. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2007. Ref JK468.I6 C23 2007

National Security. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2007. Ref UA927 .N38 2007

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