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The Bush administration justified the Iraq war on the certainty that the Hussein regime was developing weapons of mass destruction. Now that the war has ended, little evidence has been found to support those claims, leading U.S. officials to call for new search tactics and increased resources. Some analysts worry that if these weapons or the means to produce them are no longer under the control...

The months before the US-led war in Iraq showed deep fractures in the EU, and according to this report on the first EU meeting since the war began, the divisions still linger. Aside from welcoming new and prospective EU members, two statements were passed at this meeting. The statement on Iraq, although “vague” and “brief,” held coalition forces responsible for restoring security in Iraq first...

The current Arab attitude toward the American occupation of Iraq is skeptical, at best. Many suspect that America fought the war for oil and "to castrate the one country that remained a potential threat to Israel." In contrast, only a small minority of Arabs believes America will actually create a better Iraq. While few would openly support Saddam Hussein, they see him as a much more...