Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Dedication.
Contents.
List of Entries.
List of Primary Documents.
Overview of the Iraq War (2003–2011).
Causes of the Iraq War.
Consequences of the Iraq War.
A.
1: Al-Askari Mosque (Golden Mosque) Bombing (February 22, 2006).
2: Ambassadors to Iraq, U.S. (Chronological Order).
3: Arab Spring (December 18, 2010–December 2012).
4: Arrowhead Ripper, Operation (June 19–August 19, 2007).
5: Atrocities, U.S..
B.
6: Baath Party.
7: Baghdadi, Abu Bakr al- (c. 1971–).
8: Bremer, Lewis Paul, III (1941–).
9: Bush, George Walker (1946–).
10: Bush Doctrine.
C.
11: Casualties, Operation Iraqi Freedom.
12: Cheney, Richard Bruce (1941–).
13: Coalition Provisional Authority.
14: Commanders, Multi-National Force–Iraq (or United States Forces–Iraq) (Chronological Order).
15: Commanders, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) (Chronological Order).
16: Commands, U.S. and Coalition Military.
17: Contractors.
D.
18: Detention Operations, Coalition.
19: Doctrine, Counterinsurgency.
20: Doctrine, Insurgency.
F.
21: Fallujah, First Battle of (April 4–May 1, 2004).
22: Fallujah, Second Battle of (November 7–December 23, 2004).
G.
23: Garner, Jay Montgomery (1938–).
24: Global War on Terrorism.
H.
25: Hussein, Qusay (1966–2003).
26: Hussein, Saddam (1937–2006).
27: Hussein, Uday (1964–2003).
I.
28: Insurgency and Opposition.
29: Interrogation, Coercive (Torture).
30: Iraq, Air Force.
31: Iraq, Army.
32: Iraq, History of, 1990–Present.
33: Iraq, Navy.
34: Iraq, Sanctions on.
35: Iraq Study Group.
36: Iraqi Freedom, Operation (2003–2010).
37: Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS).
K.
38: Karbala, First Battle of (March 31–April 6, 2003).
39: Kurds.
M.
40: Mosul, Battle of (November 8–16, 2004).
N.
41: Nasiriyah, Battle of (March 23–29, 2003).
42: New Dawn, Operation (2010–2011).
O.
43: Obama, Barack Hussein, II (1961–).
44: Oil.
P.
45: Phantom Strike, Operation (August 13, 2007).
46: Phantom Thunder, Operation (June 16–August 14, 2007).
47: Political Parties, Iraq.
48: Prime Minister, Iraq (Selected) (Chronological Order).
R.
49: Reconstruction.
S.
50: Sadr, Muqtada al- (1973–).
51: Sadr City, Battle of (March 26–May 11, 2008).
52: Secretary of Defense, U.S. (Chronological Order).
53: Secretary of State, U.S. (Chronological Order).
54: Shia Islam.
55: Sistani, Sayyid Ali Husayn al- (1930–).
56: Sunni Islam.
U.
57: United Nations Weapons Inspectors.
58: U.S. Agency for International Development, Iraq.
V.
59: Viking Hammer, Operation (March 28–30, 2003).
W.
60: Weapons, Insurgency, and Opposition.
61: Weapons of Mass Destruction.
62: Weapons Systems, Coalition.
63: WikiLeaks.
64: Wolfowitz, Paul Dundes (1943–).
65: Women, Role of in Afghanistan and Iraq Wars.
66: Woodward, Robert Upshur (1943–).
Z.
67: Zarqawi, Abu Musab al- (1966–2006).
Primary Source Documents.
68: Excerpt from Congressional Resolution Supporting the Use of Force against Iraq, October 16, 2002.
69: Excerpt of the State of the Union Address, January 28, 2003.
70: President Bush's Address to the Nation at the Start of Hostilities, March 19, 2003.
71: Excerpt of President Bush's Remarks to the Crew of the USS Abraham Lincoln, May 1, 2003.
72: Excerpt of Coalition Provisional Order Number 1, May 16, 2003.
73: Excerpt of Coalition Provisional Order Number 2, May 23, 2003.
74: Excerpt of Iraqi Constitution: Preamble and Basic Rights, October 15, 2005.
75: Joint Statement by President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki of Iraq, November 30, 2006.
76: Excerpt of Field Manual 3–24: Counterinsurgency, 2006.
77: Excerpt of Testimony of General David Petraeus to Congress, September 10, 2007.
78: Excerpt of “Agreement between the United States of America and the Republic of Iraq on the Withdrawal of United States Forces from Iraq and the Organization of Their Activities during Their Temporary Presence in Iraq,” November 17, 2008.
79: Excerpt of President Obama's Speech at Camp Lejeune, February 27, 2009.
80: Presidential Address on the End of Combat Operations in Iraq, August 31, 2010.
Chronology of the Iraq War.
Recommended Bibliography.
List of Contributors.
Index.
About the Editor.