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Iraq War Notes

Iraq War Note: Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction: UNSCOM and the UNMOVIC Effect?
- Anthony H. Cordesman, April 07, 2003

Iraq War Note: The Developing Battle of Baghdad and the Early Lessons of War
- Anthony H. Cordesman, April 07, 2003

Iraq War Note: Breaking the Hornet’s Nest: The Battle for Baghdad
- Anthony H. Cordesman, April 06, 2003

Iraq War Note: The Changing Role of Airpower
- Anthony H. Cordesman, April 05, 2003

Iraq War Note: The "Not so Battle of Baghdad?"
- Anthony H. Cordesman, April 05, 2003

Iraq War Note: Worst vs. Best Cases So Far
- Anthony H. Cordesman, April 03, 2003

Iraq War Note: Closing in on Baghdad: New Concepts of Joint War
- Anthony H. Cordesman, April 03, 2003

Iraq War Note: Major Advances and Future Uncertainties
- Anthony H. Cordesman, April 02, 2003

Iraq War Note: Cutting Through the Fog of War on the 12th Day
- Anthony H. Cordesman, April 01, 2003

Iraq War Note: Iraqi Air Defenses and the Battle of Baghdad
- Anthony H. Cordesman, April 01, 2003

Iraq War Note: Air and Land Operations
- Anthony H. Cordesman, March 31, 2003

Iraq War Note: Iraq's Missing Air Force and Army Aviation
- Anthony H. Cordesman, March 31, 2003

Iraq War Note: The True Nature of Urban Warfare
- Anthony H. Cordesman, March 30, 2003

Iraq War Note: Non-Pause, the True Logistics Story, and Blaming Rumsfeld
- Anthony H. Cordesman, March 29, 2003

Iraq War Note: Action in the North
- Anthony H. Cordesman, March 28, 2003

Iraq War Note: Seige of Baghdad, New Iraqi Tactics and US/UK Response
- Anthony H. Cordesman, March 28, 2003

Iraq War Note: Desert Light versus Twin Rivers Tyranny
- Anthony H. Cordesman, March 27, 2003

Iraq War Note: Developments During the 7th Day of War
- Anthony H. Cordesman, March 26, 2003

Iraq War Note: The Battle of Baghdad: Trafficability, Shelters, Barriers, the Baghdad Red Line, and the Places We Can't Find on the Map

- Anthony H. Cordesman, March 25, 2003

Iraq War Note: Intelligence Limits - Short Range Air Defense
- Anthony H. Cordesman, March 25, 2003

Lessons of War

The Lessons of International Cooperation in Counterterrorism
-Anthony H. Cordesman, January 18, 2006

The Iraq War and Its Lessons for Developing Local Forces
-Anthony H. Cordesman, January 3, 2006

Al Qaqaa and the Military Realities in Iraq
- Anthony H. Cordesman, October 28, 2004  

Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Lessons of Recent Conflicts in the Middle East
- Anthony H. Cordesman, October 21, 2004  

Iraq, Grand Strategy, and the Lessons of Military History
- Anthony H. Cordesman, October 19, 2004 

The Problem of Intelligence on Iraqi WMD
- Anthony H. Cordesman, July 29, 2004  

Cleaning Up the Mess: The Failures of the CPA and the U.S. Effort in Iraq and What Can Be Done to Salvage Them
- Anthony H. Cordesman, July 07, 2004  

The Intelligence Lessons of the Iraq War(s)
- Anthony H. Cordesman, August 06, 2004

Transnational Threats: The Emerging Strategic Lessons from the US Intervention in Iraq
- Anthony H. Cordesman, February 11, 2004

The Iraq War and Lessons Relating to Intelligence and Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Anthony H. Cordesman, December 01, 2003

What is Next in Iraq? Military Developments, Military Requirements and Armed Nation Building
- Anthony H. Cordesman, August 21, 2003

The “War After the War” In Iraq: Evolving Conflict, Possible Scenarios, and the Data and Analytic Tools Needed to Understand What is Happening
- Anthony H. Cordesman, August 08, 2003

The Lessons of the Iraq War: Executive Summary
- Anthony H. Cordesman, July 21, 2003

The Lessons of the Iraq War: Main Report
- Anthony H. Cordesman, July 21, 2003

Intelligence Failures in the Iraq War
- Anthony H. Cordesman, July 16, 2003

The Lessons of the Iraq War: Summary Briefing
- Anthony H. Cordesman, July 15, 2003

The Lessons of the Iraq War: Issues Relating to Grand Strategy - Asymmetric Warfare, Intelligence, Weapons of Mass
- Anthony H. Cordesman, July 03, 2003  

Intelligence and Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction: The Lessons from the Iraq War
- Anthony H. Cordesman, July 01, 2003

The Evolving Ethical, Moral, and Legal Dilemmas of the Iraq War
- Anthony H. Cordesman, April 08, 2003