The Iraq Timeline
Over the past three years, Foreign Affairs has been a leading forum for the freshest thinking on the war in Iraq. These recent essays have been cited widely by both supporters and critics of current U.S. policy. Don't miss the most important coverage on Iraq. Join the debate and subscribe now!
Saddam's Delusions: The View from the Inside
Kevin Woods, James Lacey, and Williamson Murray
A special Web preview from the May/June 2006 issue of Foreign Affairs
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New on March 24, 2006: Today the Pentagon's Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) released the 230-page report of the Iraq Perspective Project (IPP) on which "Saddam's Delusions" is based. Essay authors Woods, Lacey, and Williamson were the principal authors of the IPP report. You may download the full IPP report from the Foreign Affairs website as an Adobe Acrobat file (7.2 MB).
Intelligence, Policy and the War in Iraq
Paul R. Pillar
(January/February 2006)
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Iraq: Learning the Lessons of Vietnam
Melvin R. Laird
(November/December 2005)
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How to Win in Iraq
Andrew F. Krepinevich, Jr.
(September/October 2005)
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Iraq: The Logic of Disengagement
Edward N. Luttwak
(January/February 2005)
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