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1. Iraq: Looking Ahead to Five Policy Challenges on the Horizon

   
   Wonk Room — Authority 749
   Our guest blogger is Brian Katulis , a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. The Iraq […] food for thought about some of the emerging challenges in Iraq. Here are five key issues as they are discussed today, with […] elections and Iraq’s emerging politics. Which parties will emerge on top in next March’s election? What governing coalition is
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2. Tony Blair might have been put off Iraq war by violent aftermath, says …

   
   The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority 986
   government might not have invaded Iraq had it envisaged the scale of violence it might provoke, Sir John Sawers, the head of MI6 […] by Iraq, he told the Chilcot inquiry. "Frankly, had we known the scale of the violence, it might well have led to second […] said Iraq was now a better place and the Iraqi people were "enormously grateful" for the efforts of the British and
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3. Iraq war inquiry key witnesses: Sir Peter Ricketts, Sir William Patey …

   
   The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority 986
   November, the opening day of the Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq war: Sir Peter Ricketts, Sir William Patey and Simon Webb were […] asked about British policy towards Iraq in 2001, as the US – which had just elected George Bush – and the UK were assessing […] the sanctions regime against Iraq. At the time, both governments were groping for a more effective policy against Saddam
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4. Letters: Shifting sands of Iraq war justification

   
   The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority 986
   It would seem from Tony Blairs new interview ( Blair: I would have invaded Iraq anyway , 12 December) that he is now […] disarm Iraq and not for regime change. Secondly, there is evidence that the WMD threat was invented as an excuse. Sir […] allies an excuse for war" . The British UN diplomat Carne Ross has said that Britain privately assessed that Iraq had no
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5. Iranian Troops Seize Iraqi Oil Well: Official

   
   The Huffington Post — Authority 952
   Iraq, meaning both nations are able to pump oil from it, but the Iraqis consider oil well No. 4 theirs. In Washington, a U […] to have left the area, he said. Such incidents have happened before along the Iran-Iraq border, which was never clearly […] stealing oil from the al-Fakkah field and of illegally seizing and capping off wells in a second field that Iraq claims lies
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6. US called shots for postwar Iraq

   
   The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority 986
   consultation Britain was not consulted about crucial decisions on Iraq, despite hopes that by contributing so many troops to the […] "sweeping up" 30,000, including teachers and doctors, who could have helped rebuild Iraq. Sawers, who said he did not think his […] ", he said, and included 11,000 generals, compared with 300 in the entire US army. "The public mood in Iraq was vehemently
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7. Saddam removal discussed in 2001

   
   The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority 986
   encourage "regime change" in Iraq were being considered by the US and Britain early in 2001, well before military options were […] on the agenda, the Iraq inquiry was told today. Administrations in Washington and London began discussing whether […] that broad trade sanctions against Iraq were having on opinion in the Arab world, was considering other options too. "Both
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8. Tony Blair Says WMD Not The Only Reason For Iraq War, As Did Bush…..Both …

   
   Flopping Aces — Authority 653
   found a justification for invading Iraq even without the now-discredited evidence that Saddam Hussein was trying to produce […] decision to invade Iraq in 2003. Blair’s comments were immediately denounced by critics who accused him of using false […] situation in Iraq by laying the foundation for a more democratic country. He described the upcoming Iraqi elections as “probably
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9. Iraq war inquiry: Sir Jeremy Greenstock

   
   The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority 986
   Rolling coverage as Britains former special representative to Iraq gives evidence to the Chilcot inquiry 12.57pm […] : Sir Roderic Lyne asks if the UK had a "significant impact" on policy formulation towards Iraq in the US. Greenstock says […] money. And he did not see anything to do with the oil industry in Iraq. Lyne asks why the Americans wanted control of the
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10. US drones hacked by Iraqi insurgents

    
    The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority 986
    fixed One of Americas most sophisticated weapons in the conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, the unmanned drone […] , has been successfully hacked by insurgents using software available on the internet for $26 (£16). Insurgents in Iraq […] locations and missiles can be launched against alleged militants in Iraq and alleged al-Qaida and Taliban members in Afghanistan
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