Iraq Conflict Research Guide  Tags: iraq iraq_war political_science_public_admin law_government_documents 9/11  

CRS Reports on Iraq
http://fpc.state.gov/c7690.htm

This site provides access to the Congressional Research Services Reports from late 2002 thru early 2006, distributed by the State Department's Foreign Press Centers.

Iraq Coalition Casualty Count
http://icasualties.org/oif/default.aspx

The goal of this website is to document coalition casualties for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

Cost of the War in Iraq
http://costofwar.com/

The National Priorities Project presents estimates of the war in Iraq, with a real time counter. Figures are based on Congressional Budget Office estimates.

Estimated Cost of a War With Iraq
http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=3822&sequence=0

A September 30, 2002 letter from the Congressional Budget Office offers estimates on the budgetary costs of a war with Iraq.

Government Views of Iraq
http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/library/Divisions/Government/Iraqbib.html

"Iraq has been international front-page news for some time and this resource is a compilation of online primary resources to help fill in the background. The site concentrates on Government documents and information from the U.S. Executive Branch and while the bulk of the overall resources are primarily from the United States, there are international entries as well. Resources include such items as U.S. Congressional Hearings and Resolutions, Federal Agency reports, transcripts of press conferences and briefings, USAID Fact Sheets, legislation, news releases and Presidential Communications, as well as texts of United Nations Security Council Resolutions, the Geneva Conventions and Protcols, selected international treaties and information on governance post Saddam Hussein including regulations, memoranda, orders and public notices from the Coalition Provisional Authority as well as resources re the Iraqi national elections on 30 January 2005 and information re the Iraqi Transitional Government." (website)

Iraq: A Decade of Deception and Defiance
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/09/20020912.html

A September 2002 report by the Whitehouse provides documentation of Iraq defiance of UN resolutions.

Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction
http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/02/uk_dossier_on_iraq/html/full_dossier.stm

Massive report, prepared by the British Government, on the state of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Note that the 55 page report is available online as a pdf file.

President Says Saddam Hussein Must Leave Iraq Within 48 Hours
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/03/20030317-7.html

This release from the Office of the Press Secretary includes remarks made by the President in his Address to the Nation, March 17, 2003.

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