Iraq Briefing Book
Iraq Policy Working Group
January 2003

U.S./U.N.
Resolution
s
Analysis

Statements of
Military Officials,
Veterans

Iraq Policy
Working Group

Co-Chairs: Bridget Moix, 202-547-6000
and Mary Elizabeth Clark, 202-547-5556


Interactive Component
by: Erica Newport

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. U.S. RESOLUTION HJ 114/SJ 45 AND U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1441

"Analysis of the U.S. Resolution Authorizing the Use of Force against Iraq," Institute for Policy Studies

"Analysis of UN Resolution 1441 on Iraq," Institute for Policy Studies

UN Security Council Members Interpret the Meaning of Resolution 1441

Resources

2. ALTERNATIVES TO WAR WITH IRAQ

Winning Without War: Sensible Security Options for Dealing with Iraq," Fourth Freedom Forum and Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies

"Alternatives to War Against Iraq," Friends Committee on National Legislation

"Proliferation, Not Iraq, is the Issue," Op-ed by William Hartung, Newsday

"Making Inspections Work in Iraq," Arms Control Today

Resources

3. COST OF WAR WITH IRAQ

CBO Estimate of Cost of U.S. Military Operations in Iraq

"The Cost of Invading Iraq," National Priorities Project

"War with Iraq: Costs, Consequences, and Alternatives," The American Academy of Arts & Sciences

"FYO3 Federal Budget Fact Sheet," Women's Action for New Directions

Resources

4. HUMANITARIAN AND HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS

"Iraq War Could Put 10 Million in Need of Aid, UN Reports," Washington Post

"Likely Humanitarian Scenarios," Report by UN Task Force

"Iraq Sanctions: Humanitarian Implications and Options for the Future," multi-organizational report produced by Save the Children UK

Amnesty International 2002 Report on Iraq

Resources

5. THE ROLE OF OIL

"Dangerous Addiction: Ending America's Oil Dependence," Natural Resources Defense Council

"Iraq: The Struggle for Oil," Global Policy Forum

"On Oil and War," Sustainable Energy & Economy Network/IPS

"Extractive Sectors and the Poor," Oxfam America

Resources

6. STATEMENTS FROM MILITARY OFFICIALS, SECURITY EXPERTS & VETERANS

7. STATEMENTS FROM RELIGIOUS LEADERS

8. BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON IRAQ

"Iraq: Facts and Timeline," American Friends Service Committee

"Iraq: A Chronology of UN Inspections and an Assessment of their Accomplishments," Arms Control Today

"Why Another War? A Backgrounder on the Iraq Crisis," Middle East Research & Information Project