Iraq, 1990–2006 Set A Diplomatic History Through Documents

Iraq, 1990–2006: A Diplomatic History Through Documents details the diplomatic saga involving Iraq and the international community from 1990 to 2006. Volume I covers the start of the Gulf War to the eve of the September 11 attacks. Volume II takes the reader from the shock of 9/11 to the prelude to the Iraq War. Volume III stretches from the first day of the Iraq War to the formation of the Iraqi government in April 2006. The diverse set of speeches, statements, transcripts, letters, resolutions, and other primary source documents that comprise this 4,000-plus-page collection includes Iraqi, other Arab, and European documents that are usually overlooked in the English-language press. Insightful introductions to the three volumes are authored by David Kay, former U.N. arms inspector and head of the Iraq Survey Group; Andrew Parasilliti, former foreign policy adviser to Senator Chuck Hagel; and noted Middle East expert Kenneth Pollack.

• Provides a comprehensive record of the intentions, rationales, and strategies that drove the world’s richest nation and its oldest civilization almost inexorably from one war into another in little more than a decade • Offers a balance of perspectives of the major parties involved that is not found in any other resource • Provides a rich resource for research and analysis of events pertaining to the conflicts in Iraq that have, to a significant extent, shaped the post-Cold War world