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This dossier documents the United States relationship with Iraq.

Please use the tabs to access the three sections of this dossier:

Tab 1 lists US priorities with regard to Iraq, major US Govt statements, latest US Govt statements, US Govt fact sheets, and other US Govt resources.

Tab 2 lists non-US Government reports, journal articles, and other documents.

Tab 3 provides a set of links to major web sites.

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Other US Govt Resources

IRAQ AFTER THE SURGE:
WHAT NEXT? Source: U.S. Senate, Foreign Relations Committee, April 8, 2008.

IRAQ 2012: WHAT CAN IT LOOK LIKE, HOW DO WE GET THERE? Source: U.S. Senate, Foreign Relations Committee, April 3, 2008 .

IRAQ AFTER THE SURGE:
POLITICAL PROSPECTS Source: U.S. Senate, Foreign Relations Committee, April 2, 2008 .

IRAQ AFTER THE SURGE:
MILITARY PROSPECTS Source: U.S. Senate, Foreign Relations Committee, April 2, 2008 .

To receive testimony on Department of Defense contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan. Source: U.S. Senate, Armed Services Committee, April 2, 2008 .

Neglected Responsibilities: The U.S. Response to the Iraqi Refugee Crisis. Source: U.S. House, Foreign Affairs Committee, March 11, 2008 . The Honorable Gary L. Ackerman, The Honorable Bill Delahunt, The Honorable James B. Foley, The Honorable Lawrence Butler, Ms. Lori Scialabba, Mr. Greg Gottlieb, Mr. Stephen A. “Tony” Edson

Declaration and Principles: Future U.S. Commitments to Iraq. Source: U.S. House, Foreign Affairs Committee, March 4, 2008 . The Honorable Gary L. Ackerman, The Honorable Bill Delahunt , The Honorable David Satterfield, The Honorable Mary Beth Long [no prepared statement], Oona A. Hathaway, Esq., Lawrence J. Korb, Ph.D.

Congressional Research Service Reports Logo Congressional Oversight and Related Issues Concerning the Prospective Security Agreement Between the United States and Iraq. Source: CRS Report for Congress, Updated Feb. 26, 2008

BRIEFING: Iraqi Refugees: Can the U.S. Do More to Help? Source: U.S. House, Foreign Affairs Committee, Feb. 26, 2008 .The Honorable Bill Delahunt , The Honorable Gary L. Ackerman, The Honorable L. Craig Johnstone, Addendum, Mr. Rafiq Tschannen, Addendum

Congressional Research Service Reports Logo Operation Iraqi Freedom: Strategies, Approaches, Results, and Issues for Congress. Source: CRS Report for Congress, Feb. 22, 2008

Congressional Research Service Reports Logo Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security. Source: CRS Report for Congress, Updated Feb. 21, 2008

Congressional Research Service Reports Logo Iraq: Government Formation and Benchmarks. Source: CRS Report for Congress, Updated Feb. 14, 2008

Congressional Research Service Reports Logo The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11. Source: CRS Report for Congress, Updated Feb. 8, 2008

Congressional Research Service Reports Logo The Kurds in Post-Saddam Iraq. Source: CRS Report for Congress, Updated Feb. 5, 2008

To receive testimony on the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2009, the
Future Years Defense Program, and the Fiscal Year 2009 request for operations in Iraq and
Afghanistan. Source: U.S. Senate, Armed Services Committee, Feb. 6, 2008.

The November 26 Declaration of Principles: Implications for UN Resolutions on Iraq and for Congressional Oversight Source: U.S. House, Foreign Affairs Committee, Feb. 8, 2008 .The Honorable Bill Delahunt , Oona A. Hathaway, Esq., Michael J. Glennon, Esq., Douglas Macgregor, Ph.D., Michael J. Matheson, Esq., Ruth Wedgwood, Esq.

Iraq Weekly Status Report Source: U.S. Dept of State.

Benchmark Assessment Report. Source: White House, Sep. 14, 2007.

IRAQ: THE CROCKER-PETRAEUS REPORT. Source: U.S. Senate, Foreign Relations Committee, Sep. 11, 2007.

To receive testimony on the situation in Iraq and progress made by the Government of Iraq in meeting benchmarks. Source: U.S. Senate, Armed Services, Sep. 11, 2007, Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker
General David H. Petraeus, Testimony Slides

Report to Congress on the Situation in Iraq: Ambassador Crocker | Report to Congress on the Situation in Iraq: General Petraeus Source: Joint Hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services, September 10, 2007

To receive a report on the findings of the Iraqi Security Forces
Independent Assessment Commission. Source: U.S. Senate, Armed Services Committee, Sep. 6, 2007.

The Report of the
Independent Commission on the
Security Forces in Iraq Source: General James L. Jones, USMC (Ret.), Chairman, Sep. 6, 2007.

Iraq: An Independent Assessment. Source: U.S. Senate, Foreign Relations Committee, Sep. 4, 2007.

Securing, Stabilizing, and Rebuilding Iraq: Iraqi Government Has Not Met Most Legislative, Security, and Economic Benchmarks Source: GAO-07-1195, September 04, 2007
Summary | Securing, Stabilizing, and Rebuilding Iraq: Iraqi Government Has Not Met Most Legislative, Security, and Economic Benchmarks
GAO-07-1220T September 4, 2007 Summary

NIE Prospects for Iraq’s Stability:
Some Security Progress but
Political Reconciliation Elusive
Source: NIC, August 2007 (Update to NIE, Prospects for Iraq’s
Stability: A Challenging Road Ahead).

Previous reports and hearings

Major U.S. Govt. Reports on Iraq

Initial Benchmark Assessment Report. Source: White House, July 12, 2007

Estimated Costs of Increasing U.S. Forces in Iraq. Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 1, 2007.

Highlights of the Iraq Strategy Review (PDF) Source: White House, Jan. 10, 2007

NIE: Prospects for Iraq’s Stability: A Challenging Road Ahead. Source: CIA, January 2007.

Iraq Weekly Status Report Source: U.S. Dept of State.

Advancing the President's National Strategy for Victory in Iraq. Source: Source: U.S. Dept of State, Feb. 2006.

National Strategy for Victory in Iraq. Source: White House, Nov. 2005.

State Background Note: Iraq

2006 Iraq Religious Freedom Report

2005 Iraq Human Rights Report

The United States Policy toward Iraq: a Dossier

Renewal in Iraq

Key U.S. Policy Priorities

The battle in Iraq is noble, necessary, and just.

Defeating the enemy in Iraq will make it less likely we will face this enemy here at home. The terrorists who murder the innocent in the streets of Baghdad also want to murder the innocent in the streets of American cities.

Because we acted against Saddam Hussein, the world is better and America is safer.

The U.S. is carrying out a new strategy in Iraq based on providing population security. The strategy is centered on: Working with Iraq's security forces to protect the Iraqi people; Pursuing the enemy in its strongholds; Denying sanctuary to the terrorists. The surge has opened the door to a major strategic victory in the broader war on terror. In Iraq, we are witnessing the first large-scale Arab uprising against Osama bin Laden, his grim ideology, and his terror network.

Allowing our enemies to prevail in Iraq could lead to chaos; Al Qaeda would regain its lost sanctuaries and establish new ones – fomenting violence and terror that could spread beyond Iraq’s borders; An emboldened al Qaeda with access to Iraq’s oil resources could pursue its ambitions to acquire weapons of mass destruction to attack America and other free nations.

Provincial Reconstruction Teams Are Helping Iraqis Rebuilding Iraq. The U.S. has doubled the number of provincial reconstruction teams in Iraq. Teams of civilian experts are serving in all 18 Iraqi provinces, and they are helping to strengthen responsible leaders, build up local economies, and bring Iraqis together so that reconciliation can happen from the ground up. Click on this link to retrieve recent statements on Provincial Reconstruction Teams.

Major US Government Statements

A select list of major statements On the United States and Iraq with policy value.

Latest US Government Statements

The five most recent statements in reverse chronological order.

US Government Fact Sheets

The five most recent fact sheets.



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