Before War, CIA Warned of Negative Outcomes
Analysts in 2002 Described Worst-Case Scenarios, Including Anarchy in Iraq, Global Antipathy to U.S.
On Aug. 13, 2002, the CIA completed a classified, six-page intelligence analysis that described the worst scenarios that could arise after a U.S.-led removal of Saddam Hussein: anarchy and territorial breakup in Iraq, a surge of [...]
“The Perfect Storm”
Senate report: Bush administration ignored warnings about Iraq
May 29, 2007 | Editor’s note: On Friday, the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence — commonly known as the Senate Intelligence Committee — released the latest in a series of reports on prewar intelligence about Iraq. This report provides documentation of intelligence that senior administration officials knew, or should have known, about Intelligence Community [...]
Asterisks Dot White House’s Iraq Argument
By Dana Milbank and Walter Pincus
Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, November 12, 2005; A01
President Bush and his national security adviser have answered critics of the Iraq war in recent days with a two-pronged argument: that Congress saw the same intelligence the administration did before the war, and that independent commissions have determined that the administration did [...]
Oct 1 2002 NIE “key judgments” declassified
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL HOLDS BACKGROUND BRIEFING ON
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION IN IRAQ, AS RELEASED BY THE WHITE HOUSE
JULY 18, 2003
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: Today I do want to walk through a document today that we have released, as well as take any other questions you have about the speech-making process here in the White House. I [...]
Judis and Ackerman: “The Selling of the Iraq War: The First Casualty”
The Senate Intelligence Committee, in fact, was the greatest congressional obstacle to the administration’s push for war. Under the lead of Graham and Illinois Senator Richard Durbin, the committee enjoyed respect and deference in the Senate and the House, and its members could speak authoritatively, based on their access to classified information, about whether Iraq [...]
