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-	Justifications for Invading Iraq
-	Saddam Hussein
-	Weapons in Iraq
-	US - Iraq Relations
-	Iraq's Oil
-	Iraqi Sectarianism
-	Safety and Security
-	Insurgency and Terrorism
-	Prisoners of War
-	Cost of the War
-	The United Nations (UN)
-	US Troop Reduction or Withdrawal

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Should the US have attacked Iraq?

This site presents in a simple, nonpartisan pro-con format, responses to the core question "Should the US have attacked Iraq?" We have divided questions about the topic into the issues and sub-issues listed below.

Justifications for Invading Iraq

Threat from Saddam Hussein

Weapons of Mass Destruction

Terrorism and Terrorist Links

Human Rights Abuses

Iraq's Oil

Spreading Democracy

UN Resolution Violations

Preemption

Intelligence

Saddam Hussein

Personal and Political Background

Support and Backing

Human Rights Abuses

Threat from Saddam Hussein

Weapons in Iraq

Development of Weapons

Possession of Weapons

Use of Weapons

US - Iraq Relations

US Involvement with Iraq

Gulf War I (1990-1991)

US Presidential Debates on Iraq

Iraq's Oil

History and Background

Political Impact

Post-War Issues

Iraqi Sectarianism

Iraqi Ethnic and Religious Groups

Sectarian Violence

Safety and Security

US and Iraq Safety and Security

Private Contractors in Iraq

Insurgency and Terrorism

Insurgency

Terrorism

Prisoners of War

Enemy vs. Unlawful Combatants

Abu Ghraib

Torture

Cost of the War

Estimates and Cost Comparisons

Reconstruction Costs

Casualties

The United Nations (UN)

Background of the UN

Sanctions and Embargo

Oil-For-Food Program

Weapons Inspections

The UN Security Council and Iraq

US Troop Reduction or Withdrawal

Pro or Con Withdrawing Troops

Timetables and Deadlines

NEWS AND NOTICES
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8/7/2008 - UPDATED: What are the difficulties in reporting casualties in the Iraq War?

8/7/2008 - UPDATED: Is the October 2006 Lancet study reporting 654,965 Iraqi deaths reliable?

8/5/2008 - UPDATED: Timeline, 2000 - 2008 includes all major events in the Iraq War up to July 2008, including the US death toll surpassing 4,000 and the Iraqi government calling for a US troop withdrawal time frame.

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Archived News and Notices (archived after 30 days)