Targeting Iraq, part 1 : planning, invasion, and occupation, 1997-2004.

"Targeting Iraq, Part 1: Planning, Invasion, and Occupation, 1997-2004 is a collection of 2,141 records, many only recently declassified, documenting U.S. policy toward Iraq from 1997 through mid-2004. Included is material from President Bill Clinton's second term, when the overthrow of Iraq's presi...

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Corporate Author: National Security Archive (U.S.)
Language:English
Published: [Ann Arbor] : ProQuest LLC, 2017-
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