Council on Foreign Relations: Iraq Resource Center #1/2
[Now that I am in "source collecting mode" here's another list of articles compiled by the CFR - just in case anybody has too much time on his hand today or is working on an Iraq conflict encyclopedia. The "added value" of this version compared to the original are the explicit links, copied and pasted manually. Happy 4th from across the pond.]
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Iraq: Background
An Attack on Iraq: The Military, Political, and Economic Consequences csis.org Center for Strategic and International Studies, by Anthony Cordesman, March 2003
Iraqi Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Displaced Persons: Current Conditions and Concerns in the Event of War hrw.org Human Rights Watch Briefing Paper, February 13, 2003
Iraqi Public Resigned to Invasion crisisweb.org International Crisis Group, December 4, 2002
Chronology of UN Weapons Inspections in Iraq armscontrol.org Arms Control Association, October 2002
Summary of UN Security Council Resolutions Regarding Iraq armscontrol.org Arms Control Association, October 2002
Comparing the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis to Bush's Pre-emptive Strategy Against Iraq washingtonpost.com Washington Post, by Jefferson Morley, October 13, 2002
International Crisis Group's Backgrounder Examines the Iraqi Regime and Its Opposition intl-crisis-group.org International Crisis Group, October 1, 2002
Semiannual Report on UNSCOM Inspections un.org Special Report to the U.N. Security Council, October 8, 1999
Report on the Status of UNSCOM Inspections un.org Letter to the U.N. Security Council, by Richard Butler, January 29, 1999
Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War 193.194.138.190 Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War, August 12, 1949
Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field 193.194.138.190 Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War, August 12, 1949
Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War 193.194.138.190 Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War, August 12, 1949
Iraq: The Bush Administration's Case
President Bush Announces Combat Operations in Iraq Have Ended whitehouse.gov Remarks by the President from the USS Abraham Lincoln, May 1, 2003
President Bush and Prime Minister Blair Discuss Post-Conflict Iraq whitehouse.gov Press Conference at Hillsborough Castle, Northern Ireland, by George W. Bush and Tony Blair, April 8, 2003
Deputy Defense Secretary Wolfowitz Discusses Progress of War and Plans for Postwar Iraq msnbc.com NBC's "Meet the Press," April 6, 2003
President Bush Announces Start of Military Campaign in Iraq whitehouse.gov The White House, by George W. Bush, March 19, 2003
Vice-President Cheney Says U.S. Troops Will Be "Greeted as Liberators" in Iraq msnbc.com NBC's "Meet the Press," March 16, 2003
President Bush Says Saddam Hussein Must Leave Iraq within 48 Hours whitehouse.gov The White House, by George W. Bush, March 17, 2003
President Says Diplomacy Is in Its Final Stages whitehouse.gov White House Press Conference, by George W. Bush, March 6, 2003
Secretary of State Says Saddam Is Not Complying and Time Is Running Out for Iraq to Disarm state.gov Remarks to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, by Colin L. Powell, March 5, 2003
United Nations Resolution on Iraq from the U.S., Britain, and Spain nytimes.com New York Times, February 24, 2003
Deputy National Security Advisor Hadley Lays Out Plans for Post-Saddam Iraq cfr.org Remarks to the Council on Foreign Relations, by Stephen J. Hadley, February 12, 2003
Secretary of State Powell Makes Case Against Iraq state.gov Address to the U.N. Security Council, by Colin Powell, February 5, 2003
Secretary of State Powell Outlines Iraqi Non-Compliance state.gov Wall Street Journal, by Colin Powell, February 3, 2003
Vice-President Cheney Says Saddam Hussein Aids and Protects Terrorists whitehouse.gov Remarks at the 30th Annual Conservative Political Action Conference, by Dick Cheney, January 30, 2003
Deputy Secretary of State Armitage Says Iraq Is Not Cooperating with Inspections state.gov Testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, by Richard L. Armitage, January 30, 2003
National Security Adviser Rice Says Time is Running Out nytimes.com New York Times, by Condoleezza Rice, January 23, 2003
Deputy Defense Secretary Wolfowitz Argues That Baghdad Must Disarm, Peacefully If Possible, But By Force, If Necessary cfr.org Address to the Council on Foreign Relations, by Paul D. Wolfowitz, January 23, 2003
White House Releases Supporting Document of What Cooperative Disarmament Looks Like cfr.org The White House, January 23, 2003
Deputy Secretary of State Armitage Says Saddam Is Not Meeting the Terms of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1441 state.gov Remarks to the U.S. Institute of Peace, Richard L. Armitage, January 21, 2003
White House Releases Document About Saddam's Disinformation and Progaganda whitehouse.gov The White House, January 21, 2003
Secretary Powell's Statement on Iraq Declaration state.gov State Department Press Conference, by Colin Powell, December 19, 2002
Secretary Powell Says Elimination of Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction Is the Priority, Not Regime Change state.gov Meet the Press, NBC News, October 20, 2002
United States Agrees to Drop Military Action from UN Resolution washingtonpost.com Washington Post, by Karen DeYoung and Colum Lynch, October 18, 2002
President Bush Outlines Iraqi Threat whitehouse.gov Remarks at the Cincinnati Union Terminal, by George W. Bush, October 7, 2002
President Bush and House Agree on Iraq Resolution whitehouse.gov The Rose Garden, Press Conference, October 2, 2002
Secretary of State Powell Outlines the Administration's Position on Iraq state.gov Testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, by Colin L. Powell, September 26, 2002
President Bush Makes "Pre-emptive" Action a Central Element of America's National Security Strategy whitehouse.gov White House, by George W. Bush, September 20, 2002
The National Security Strategy of the United States of America whitehouse.gov The White House, September 20, 2002
President Bush Submits Resolution to Congress to Authorize Force Against Iraq usinfo.state.gov White House, September 19, 2002
Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld Lays Out U.S. Policy Toward Iraq defenselink.mil Testimony to U.S. House Armed Services Committee, by Donald H. Rumsfeld, September 18, 2002
President Bush Calls on United Nations to Confront Iraq Threat cfr.org Address to the United Nations General Assembly, by George W. Bush, September 12, 2002
Bush Administration’s White Paper on Iraqi President Hussein’s Decade of Defiance whitehouse.gov The White House, September 12, 2002
Secretary of State Powell Defends "Pre-emption" as a Necessary Tool for the United States nytimes.com New York Times, by James Dao, September 8, 2002
Vice President Cheney Makes the Case for Regime Change in Iraq cfr.org Remarks to the Veterans of the Korean War, by Richard B. Cheney, August 29, 2002
President Bush Makes Case for Pre-Emption whitehouse.gov Remarks to U.S. Military Academy, by George W. Bush, June 2002
Iraq's Response
Iraqi Leader Says Iraq Does Not Posses WMD channel4.com Interview with Channel 4 News, by Saddam Hussein, February 4, 2003
Excerpts: Saddam's Army Day Speech news.bbc.co.uk BBC News, January 6, 2003
Iraqi Public Resigned to Invasion crisisweb.org International Crisis Group, December 4, 2002
Iraq's Response to UN Resolution washingtonpost.com Letter to the United Nations, Washington Post, by Naji Sabri, November 24, 2002
Iraqi Foreign Minister Criticizes UN Resolution, Letter to the United Nations nytimes.com New York Times, by Naji Sabri, November 14, 2002
Iraq Believes the United States to Be Isolated in Its Call for Military Action nytimes.com New York Times, by John F. Burns, October 20, 2002
Saddam Hussein Says Iraq Is Committed to Saving the World from the Evils of the American Administration washingtonpost.com Washington Post, by Rajiv Chandrasekaran, October 17, 2002
Iraqi Ambassador to UN Aldouri Says Baghdad Will Not Attack and Is Not a Threat nytimes.com New York Times, by Mohammed Aldouri, October 17, 2002
Saddam Hussein Says U.S. Administration Seeks to Destroy Iraq for Middle East Oil uruklink.net Letter to the United Nations, by Saddam Hussein, September 20, 2002
Iraq's Letter Agreeing to Return of UN Weapons Inspectors and Secretary General Annan’s Response un.org United Nations Security Council, September 16, 2002
Iraq: The Debate
Former President Jimmy Carter Says Attack on Iraq Is Not "Just" nytimes.com New York Times, by Jimmy Carter, March 9, 2003
Iraq: The War Debate Council on Foreign Relations Debate, by Max Boot, William Kristol, John J. Mearsheimer, Stephen M. Walt, February 5, 2003 Transcript cfr.org Video cfr.org
We Don't Invade Iraq. Then What? nytimes.com New York Times, by Robert Malley, January 3, 2003
Iraq Belongs on the Back Burner nytimes.com New York Times, by Warren M. Christopher, December 31, 2002
Two Crises, No Back Burner washingtonpost.com Washington Post, by Samuel R. Berger and Robert L. Gallucci, December 31, 2002
Senator McCain Urges America to Apply Lessons Learned from North Korea to Iraq washingtonpost.com Washington Post, by John McCain, October 24, 2002
Diplomacy Toward North Korea and Confrontation Toward Iraq washingtonpost.com Washington Post, by Glenn Kessler and Peter Slevin, October 20, 2002
Former Head of Central Command Zinni Says Middle East Peace Talks Are Higher Priority than Iraq mideasti.org Speech to the Middle East Institute Annual Conference, by Anthony Zinni, October 10, 2002
Senator Edwards Supports Action Against Iraq, but Criticizes the Bush Administration’s Unilateral Approach edwards.senate.gov Remarks to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, by John Edwards, October 7, 2002
Foreign Policy Expert Telhami Argues that War with Iraq Will Not Spread Democracy, but Lead to More Repression and Instability in the Region nytimes.com New York Times, by Shibley Telhami, October 7, 2002
Senator Hagel Argues that Today's International Situation Will Test America's Power and Principles uspolicy.be Speech to the Eisenhower Institute, by Chuck Hagel, September 30, 2002
Senator Kennedy Says Al Qaeda, Not Iraq, Remains Biggest National Security Threat kennedy.senate.gov Remarks to the School of Advanced International Studies, by Edward M. Kennedy, September 27, 2002
House Minority Leader Gephardt Says War Should Not Be Used As a Political Weapon nytimes.com New York Times, by Richard Gephardt, September 27, 2002
Foreign Policy Expert Pollack Argues Why Deterrence with Iraq Runs a Greater Risk Than War nytimes.com New York Times, by Kenneth M. Pollack, September 26, 2002
General Clark Says Attacking Iraq Now Will Reduce, Not Enhance, U.S. Security usatoday.com USA Today, by Wesley K. Clark, September 9, 2002
Massachusetts Senator Kerry Calls for Congressional and United Nations Approval for U.S. Action Against Iraq nytimes.com New York Times, by John F. Kerry, September 6, 2002
Former Secretary of State Shultz Argues to Make Case to UN Security Council, But Be Prepared to Take Decisive Action washingtonpost.com Washington Post, by George P. Shultz, September 6, 2002
Former UN Ambassador Holbrooke Says UN Security Resolution is Critical to Building International Support washingtonpost.com Washington Post, by Richard C. Holbrooke, August 27, 2002
Former Secretary of State Baker Argues for Military Action in Iraq nytimes.com New York Times, by James A. Baker, III, August 25, 2002
Former National Security Advisor Scowcroft Cautions the Bush Administration Against Attacking Iraq opinionjournal.com Wall Street Journal, by Brent Scowcroft, August 15, 2002
Iraq: U.S. Congress
A Victory at Risk washingtonpost.com by Richard Lugar, Washington Post, May 22, 2003
Joint Resolution Authorizes Use of United States Armed Forces Against Iraq usinfo.state.gov U.S. House and Senate, October 10, 2002
Representative Thompson Reflects on Fact-Finding Trip to Iraq washingtonpost.com Washington Post, by Mike Thompson, October 4, 2002
House of Representatives Introduces Resolution to Use Force Against Iraq house.gov U.S. House of Representatives, October 2, 2002
President Bush and House Agree on Iraq Resolution whitehouse.gov The Rose Garden, Press Conference October 2, 2002
Generals Shalikashvili, Clark, and Hoar Testify to Armed Services Committee on U.S. Policy Toward Iraq fednet.net FedNet, September 23, 2992
President Bush Submits Resolution to Congress to Authorize Force Against Iraq usinfo.state.gov White House, September 19, 2002
Iraq: United Nations
Role for U.N. in War Crimes Trials washtimes.com by Anne-Marie Slaughter, The Washington Times, May 21, 2003
U. N. Resolution to Lift Economic Sanctions against Iraq cfr.org May 22, 2003
Text of U.S.-Supported Resolution to "Assist the People of Iraq," nytimes.com New York Times, May 8, 2003
Rebuilding Iraq: How the United States and United Nations Can Work Together unausa.org United Nations Association of the United States of America and the Business Council for the United Nations, April 2003
U.N. Secretary-General Annan Details Iraq's Humanitarian Needs un.org United Nations, by Kofi Annan, March 19, 2003
Chief Weapons Inspector Blix's March 7 Report to the Security Council un.org UNMOVIC, March 7, 2003
France, Russia, and Germany Say a Second Resolution Authorizing the Use of Force Will Not Be Passed nytimes.com New York Times, by Dominique de Villepin, Ivan S. Ivanov, Joschka Fischer, March 5, 2003
UNMOVIC Report to U.N. Security Council on Status of Inspections nytimes.com New York Times,by Hans Blix, March 1, 2003
Memorandum Opposing U.S. Iraq Policy by France, Russia, and Germany nytimes.com New York Times, February 24, 2003
United Nations Resolution on Iraq from the U.S., Britain, and Spain nytimes.com New York Times, February 24, 2003
Former UN Ambassador Holbrooke Says Bush Administration Is in a "Dangerous Dilemma" washingtonpost.com Washington Post, February 23, 2003
Conclusion of the European Council on Iraq eu2003.gr February 17, 2003
Declaration on Iraq by Russia, Germany, and France info-france-usa.org Announced by Jacques Chirac, February 10, 2003
Iraq's Response to UN Resolution washingtonpost.com Letter to the United Nations, Washington Post, by Naji Sabri, November 24, 2002
Iraqi Foreign Minister Criticizes UN Resolution, Letter to the United Nations nytimes.com New York Times, by Naji Sabri, November 14, 2002
Text of UN Security Council Resolution on Iraq un.int United Nations Security Council, November 8, 2002
Chronology of UN Weapons Inspections in Iraq armscontrol.org Arms Control Association, October 2002
Summary of UN Security Council Resolutions Regarding Iraq armscontrol.org Arms Control Association, October 2002
United States Agrees to Drop Military Action from UN Resolution washingtonpost.com Washington Post, by Karen DeYoung and Colum Lynch, October 18, 2002
Open Debate on Iraq at United Nations nytimes.com New York Times, October 17, 2002
Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction and the UN Security Council's Resolutions and Provisions cia.gov Central Intelligence Agency, October 2002
President Bush Calls on United Nations to Confront Iraq Threat cfr.org Address to the United Nations General Assembly, by George W. Bush, September 12, 2002
UN Secretary General Annan Argues that Multilateral Support is Needed to Legitimize Force cfr.org Address to the United Nations General Assembly, by Kofi Annan, September 12, 2002 |