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The American Invasion and Occupation of Iraq
Iraq became a prime target of President George W. Bush in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. President Bush decided to proceed with the invasion of Iraq in March 2003 despite a lack of support on the UN Security Council and in the world in general. The military campaign led to quick subjugation of most military resistance. But once the occupation began, questions arose about why President Bush ordered the invasion, and elements within Iraq began guerrilla operations against the United States and Britain. What events and policies led to the confrontation between Iraq and the United States? What reasons did the Bush administration give for the invasion? What does the immediate future hold for Iraq and the Americans who occupy it? What are the potential positive and negative ramifications of the invasion?
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Saddam's Capture: "Ladies and Gentlemen, We Got Him." Inside the daring nighttime raid that nabbed Saddam--and what it means for Bush and Iraq. (Cover Story) Nancy Gibbs.
Time Dec 22, 2003 v162 i25 p15 (2504 words)
The compliment men: novelist Nicholas Jose, finding himself in Washington at the time of the Iraqi war, monitors the mood on the ground and ponders the implications of Australia's alliance with the USA. Diary Nicholas Jose.
Meanjin Dec 2003 v62 i4 p7(15) (5555 words)
Vengeance Has Its Day: Lawlessness takes on a new meaning as Iraqi gangs launch a killing spree against Saddam's Old Guard. World Romesh Ratnesar.
Time Dec 1, 2003 v162 i22 p58 (1788 words)
The Private Jessica Lynch: Spend some time visiting with her, and you'll discover not only what really happened in Iraq but who her heroes are, what haunts her and how she plans to find her way back to normal. (Cover Story/At Home) Nancy Gibbs.
Time Nov 17, 2003 v162 i20 p24 (4420 words)
The Insurgent And The Soldier: They view themselves as men of honor. And they are trying to wipe each other out in Fallujah, Iraq's red-hot core. (World) Simon Robinson.
Time Nov 17, 2003 v162 i20 p48 (1353 words)
The Secret Collaborators: WHY DID LAST SPRING'S WAR GO SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE OCCUPATION? A TIME EXCLUSIVE ON HOW SADDAM HUSSEIN GOT UNDONE BY HIS OWN MEN. (World) Michael Ware.
Time Oct 20, 2003 v162 i16 p30 (3696 words)
On the Hill: Memory Loss. michael crowley.
The New Republic Oct 6, 2003 p10 (1335 words)
The Unbuilding of Iraq: PERFECT STORM: Wrongheaded assumptions. Ideological blinders. Weak intelligence, missteps, poor coordination and bad luck. How Team Bush's reconstruction efforts went off the rails from day one. John Barry, Evan Thomas.
Newsweek Oct 6, 2003 p34 (2549 words)
Aftershocks of the Iraq war: what purposes have been fulfilled? Judith Yaphe, Kenneth Katzman, Omer Taspinar, Martha Neff Kessler.
Middle East Policy Fall 2003 v10 i3 p1(21) (14608 words)
The shareholder model: making America's global leadership more effective. (Quarterly). Nikolas K. Gvosdev.
The National Interest Fall 2003 i73 p144(5) (2786 words)
The Operator - George Tenet undermines the CIA. spencer ackerman, john b. judis.
The New Republic Sept 22, 2003 p18 (6510 words)
Saddam's inglorious end. Editorials; Saddam Hussein
The Nation Jan 5, 2004 v278 i1 p3 (969 words)
The Year of the War Reporter - Twelve months of conflict: a review. (Industry Overview) Greg Mitchell.
Editor & Publisher Dec 15, 2003 p17 (2153 words)
Stumbling Into War. James P. Rubin.
Foreign Affairs Sept-Oct 2003 v82 i5 p46 (7769 words)
War and aftermath. Frederick W. Kagan.
Policy Review August-Sept 2003 i120 p3(25) (11178 words)
Australia's involvement in the Iraq War. Keith Suter.
Contemporary Review Nov 2003 v283 i1654 p275(6) (2784 words)
Behind Bush's drive to war. US Pres George W. Bush Joaquin Cabrejas.
The Humanist Nov-Dec 2003 v63 i6 p20(5) (3006 words)
Tony Blair goes to war: in a new book, a British journalist documents the day-by-day march into conflict in Iraq. (Thirty Days: Tony Blair and the Test of History by Peter Stothard)(Excerpt) Peter Stothard.
Smithsonian Oct 2003 v34 i7 p50 (5602 words)
Calling a lie a lie: the dicey dynamics of exposing untruths. David Greenberg.
Columbia Journalism Review Sept-Oct 2003 v42 i3 p58(2) (1337 words)
Ideology, morality and the war in Iraq. Defence Tom Frame.
Quadrant Sept 2003 v47 i9 p30(3) (2202 words)
Counsel to Britain: U.S. power, the "special relationship" and the global order. Conrad Black.
The National Interest Fall 2003 i73 p71(6) (3320 words)
One man's world: George Bush's men have made the imperial grand strategy explicit. But the belief that the US is above international law began long before this president. the big picture Noam Chomsky.
New Statesman (1996) Nov 17, 2003 v132 i4664 p16(4) (3073 words)
With France like this, who needs enemies? What motivated French President Chirac to aggressively undermine U.S. policy in Iraq? Will the alliance between Paris and Washington endure? (RELATED ARTICLE: 'Undeniably and horribly savage': the French in Algeria) Gary Turbak.
VFW Magazine Oct 2003 v91 i2 p24(4) (1912 words)
MOVING TARGETS. covert operations in Iraq Seymour M. Hersh.
The New Yorker Dec 15, 2003 v79 i39 p048 (4458 words)
So, What Went Wrong? Ever since America's decisive military victory, Iraq has been nothing but trouble. TIME reports on the errors and bad guesses, before and after the war, that got the Bush Administration into this spot. (The Miscalculations) Michael Elliott.
Time Oct 6, 2003 v162 i14 p30 (4007 words)
The backside of war; how I saved Iraq's modern art, and other confessions. A noncombatant's diary. P.J. O'Rouke.
The Atlantic Monthly Dec 2003 v292 i5 p69(13) (9467 words)
The heat is on: as questions grow, so does Bush's vulnerability. (Articles). (did President exaggerate threat posed by Iraq?)(Column) John Nichols. The Nation August 18, 2003 v277 i5 p13 (2143 words)
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. Stanley Reed. Business Week August 25, 2003 i3846 p56 (679 words)
The War's New Front: A Baghdad bombing raises fears of terrorism and heightens dangers facing Iraqis cooperating with the U.S. (Collaborators) Brian Bennett. Time August 18, 2003 v162 i7 p34 (1554 words)
Show me the way to go home - Show me the way to go home; America and empire. (America and Iraqistan) The Economist (US) August 16, 2003 v368 i8337 p10US (1296 words)
Imposing our will. (Letter From Ground Zero). (comparing the Vietnam War to the Iraq War)(Editorial) Jonathan Schell. The Nation August 4, 2003 v277 i4 p10 (1089 words)
'Lyndon B. Bush'? (Bush Administration losing credibility)(Editorial) Eric Alterman. The Nation August 4, 2003 v277 i4 p12 (1017 words)
Families Ask Why: Relatives of GIs in Iraq are speaking out about mounting casualties and long deployments. Jerry Adler. Newsweek August 4, 2003 p30 (1057 words)
Jessica Lynch's story: a little too perfect? (Free Press) Steve Ritea. American Journalism Review August-Sept 2003 v25 i6 p10(2) (1297 words)
Iraq Will Cost The US-Led Alliance Far More Than Washington Thinks:. APS Diplomat News Service July 28, 2003 v59 i4 p0 (1675 words)
FAITH-BASED INTELLIGENCE. (assertion made in President Bush's state of union) David Remnick.
The New Yorker July 28, 2003 v79 i20 p027 (1386 words)
THE SYRIAN BET. (the Niger uranium controversy ) Seymour M. Hersh. The New Yorker July 28, 2003 v79 i20 p032 (4010 words)
Follow the Yellowcake Road: What began as a minor Italian mystery is now a drama testing Bush's credibility as never before. Inside the Iraqi intel wars. Michael Isikoff, Evan Thomas. Newsweek July 28, 2003 p22 (1413 words)
A Soldier's Life: Chris Coffin wasn't supposed to be in harm's way in Iraq. He was killed there this month. How the war is straining U.S. soldiers--and haunting those they left at home. (Cover/The Casualties) Time July 21, 2003 v162 i3 p28+ (3021 words)
BENEATH THE SAND. John Cassidy. The New Yorker July 14, 2003 v79 i19 p064 (10227 words)
The press and private Lynch: the Pentagon was selling a patriotic tale. It found many eager buyers. (Articles). Daphne Eviatar. The Nation July 7, 2003 v277 i1 p18 (2122 words)
Weapons Of Mass Disappearance: The war in Iraq was based largely on intelligence about banned arms that still haven't been found. Was America's spy craft wrong--or manipulated? (Nation) Michael Duffy. Time June 9, 2003 v161 i23 p28+
The Men Who Won the War: An 'embed' looks at our soldiers. Jim Lacey. National Review May 19, 2003 v55 i9 pNA
Fear eats the soul. John Berger. The Nation May 12, 2003 v276 i18 p33
Never again. (Comment). (criticism of Congress to relinquish war authorization authority) Bruce Ackerman. The American Prospect May 2003 v14 i5 p24(1)
A World Shaken Up: Consequences of the first important event of the 21st century -- good and bad. Paul Johnson. National Review April 21, 2003 v55 i7 pNA
The American Way of War. Victor Davis Hanson. National Review April 21, 2003 v55 i7 pNA
Fighting Fair and Foul: 'Asymmetrical warfare' in the Land of Saddam. Victor Davis Hanson. National Review April 21, 2003 v55 i7 pNA
The Secret War: It's been the best-covered war in history. But the key to success was what we didn't see: Special Forces, psyop, the air war--and the utterly inept Iraqi Army. Evan Thomas, Martha Brant. Newsweek April 21, 2003 p24
A necessary war? Not according to U.N. monitors--or to U.S. intelligence, which has watched the situation even more carefully. (Cover Story). (Cover Story) John Prados. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists May-June 2003 v59 i3 p26(8)
Debunking The Domino theory: a leaked State Department report casts doubt on the idea that the brave new Iraq the Bush administration anticipates, can ever be achieved. (Regional). Milan Vesely. The Middle East May 2003 p20(2)
Humiliation & rage stalk the Arab world: to many Arabs, even Saddam Hussein was better than defeat by the American-led coalition. (News Analysis). (Cover Story) Neil MacFarquhar. New York Times Upfront May 9, 2003 v135 i14 p16(3)
Were we wrong? Robert Kuttner. The American Prospect May 2003 v14 i5 p3(1)
Dying for the government. (It Seems to Me). (redefining the meaning of dying for one's country with reference to Iraq War) Howard Zinn. The Progressive June 2003 v67 i6 p16(2)
Patriotic threats. (actions against war protesters) Matthew Rothschild. The Progressive May 2003 v67 i5 p4(1)
Dominators rule: forget hawks and doves. The post-Cold War political struggle is between "dominators" and "conciliators." Right now, thanks especially to Osama bin Laden, those who believe U.S. national security lies in raw military power, not cooperative agreements, are in control. Michael Krepon. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Jan-Feb 2003 v59 i1 p55(6) Mag.Coll.: 112J3448.
Palestine, Iraq, and American Strategy. Michael Scott Doran. Foreign Affairs Jan-Feb 2003 v82 i1 p19
Hate Your Policies, Love Your Institutions. (terrorists and Middle Eastern Muslims) John Waterbury. Foreign Affairs Jan-Feb 2003 v82 i1 p58
The Real Roots of Arab Anti-Americanism. Barry Rubin. Foreign Affairs Nov-Dec 2002 v81 i6 p73 Mag.Coll.: 112A2118.
American Cities Say 'No' to War in Iraq; Across U.S. City Councils - Representing Millions of American Citizens - Pass Anti-War Resolutions, With Many More on the Way. Ascribe Higher Education News Service Jan 7, 2003 pNA
Let's Finish the Job. (against Iraq) Joe Lieberman. World and I Dec 2002 v17 i12 p290
Iraq: a chronology of UN inspections and an assessment of their accomplishments. (Special Report). Arms Control Today Oct 2002 v32 i8 p13(11)
After the Storm: U.S. Policy Toward Iraq Since 1991. DANIEL BYMAN. Political Science Quarterly Winter 2000 v115 i4 p493
Attacking Iraq. (Think Again). Mark Strauss. Foreign Policy March 2002 p14(6) Mag.Coll.: 110E4007.
Differentiated containment. (policies toward Iran and Iraq) Zbigniew Brzezinski, Brent Scowcroft, Richard Murphy. Foreign Affairs May-June 1997 v76 n3 p20(9) Mag.Coll.: 89A0043.
Foreign Policy By Catharsis: The Failure of U.S. Policy Toward Iraq. Stephen Zunes. Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ) Fall 2001 v23 i4 p69(18) |
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