- Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction
Conducts audits and investigations relating to programs funded with Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund (IRRF) money.
www.sigir.mil
- The Atlantic: The Fifty-First State?
James Fallows discusses some of the possible consequences of occupying Iraq.
www.theatlantic.com/issues/2002/11/fallows.htm
- Iraq Reconstruction Task Force
U.S. Department of Commerce site featuring links and news related to the reconstruction effort in post-war Iraq.
www.export.gov/iraq
- Foreign Affairs: What Went Wrong in Iraq
September 2004 article by Larry Diamond discussing the consequences of the mistakes made in the early stages of the U.S. occupation of Iraq.
www.foreignaffairs.org/20040901faessay83505/larry-diamond/what-went-wrong-i...
- GlobalSecurity.org: Iraq Occupation and Reconstruction
News and analysis of the situation in post-war Iraq. Includes a country guide, key documents, and features such issues as post-conflict security, the cost of reconstruction, and the role of the U.N.
www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iraq_reconstruction.htm
- BBC News: Who's Who in Post-Saddam Iraq
Offers an overview of the groups and individuals vying for power in Iraq.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/post_saddam_iraq/html/default...
- Foreign Affairs: Iraq and the Arabs' Future
Article by Fouad Ajami.
www.foreignaffairs.org/20030101faessay10218/fouad-ajami/iraq-and-the-arabs-...
- White House: Renewal in Iraq
Official White House reports, including presidential remarks.
www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/iraq/index.html
- The Atlantic: A Post-Saddam Scenario
November 2002 article by Robert D. Kaplan discussing what might occur in the Middle East without Saddam Hussein.
www.theatlantic.com/issues/2002/11/kaplan.htm
- Boston.com: Rebuilding Iraq
Features the latest news and analysis on the rebuilding of Iraq.
www.boston.com/news/packages/iraq
- U.S. Government Iraq Reconstruction Contracts
Information and links to web sites on Iraq reconstruction contracts funded by U.S. Government bilateral assistance. A U.S. State Department website.
www.state.gov/e/eb/cba/iraq
- Iraq Reconstruction Lessons in Human Capital Management
(PDF)
First report of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction's (SIGIR) Lessons Learned Initiative (LLI). The report critiques the insufficient systematic planning for human capital management in Iraq before and during the U.S.-directed stabilization and reconstruction operations and offers a number of recommendations.
www.sigir.mil/reports/pdf/Lessons_Learned_Feb16.pdf
- The Memory Hole: Future of Iraq Project
Over 1,200 pages of U.S. State Department reports planning for a post-Saddam Iraq. Includes warnings and recommendations by experts and Iraqi exiles that were allegedly ignored by the Bush Administration.
www.thememoryhole.org/state/future_of_iraq
- The Day After: The Army in a Post-Conflict Iraq
(PDF)
Text of a 2002 research report from the Center for Strategic Leadership at the U.S. Army War College.
www.carlisle.army.mil/usacsl/publications/CSL%20Issue%20Paper%2014-02.pdf
- Marketplace: Spoils of War
Four-part series produced by Karen Lowe looking into where the money is going in Iraq.
marketplace.publicradio.org/features/iraq/index.html
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