Report: Iraq problems were anticipated
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U.S. intelligence analysts predicted, in two papers widely circulated before the 2003 Iraq invasion, that al-Qaida would see that as an opportunity to increase its operations and that Iran would try to shape the post-Saddam era.
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Gen. David H. Petraeusâs recommendations will likely lead to an earlier-than-expected start to troop reductions in Iraq, while deferring decisions on a wider withdrawal.
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U.S. military and civilian officials  have identified 20 to 30 towns and cities in Iraq that must be  pacified before nationwide elections can be held in January,  The New York Times reported on Friday, identifying several that  will receive urgent attention.
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Britain started to plan the Iraq war months ahead of the conflict, even as Prime Minister Tony Blair was denying he was on a course for war, according to a report quoting a leaked Pentagon document.
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Tony Blair was warned that there could be post-war problems a year before the Iraq invasion, a newspaper reports.
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WASHINGTON - The top US military commander for Iraq said today he expected flawed elections and much violence ahead of the voting scheduled for January.
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Developments concerning Iraq on Monday.
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A new report stressed that the toppled Iraqi President Saddam Hussein sought to have a nuclear bomb, but was not able to own the necessary means for that.
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A report by an independent commission says that it will be at least 12 to 18 months before Iraqâs army and police can take charge of the countryâs security.
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A report on the US request to send British troops to an area near Baghdad is set to come before Cabinet.
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WASHINGTON - The National Intelligence Council presented President Bush this summer with several pessimistic scenarios regarding the security situation in Iraq, including the possibility of a civil war there before the end of 2005.    In a highly classified National Intelligence Estimate, the council looked at the political, economic and security situation in the war-torn country and determined that - at best - stability in Iraq would be tenuous, a U.S...
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Denmark was expected to announce plans to begin withdrawing its troops from Iraq at a news conference on Wednesday, Danish media reported.Comment
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An Iraqi report about missing munitions intensifies the debate over the Bush Administration's handling of the war
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The final report of the chief U.S. arms inspector for Iraq was expected to undercut a principal Bush administration rationale for removing Saddam Hussein, that Saddam's Iraqi government had weapons of mass destruction.
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Violence and infighting among Shi'ites in Basra are a warning that a last ditch U.S. plan to improve security in Iraq is badly flawed, a think-tank said in a report.
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Intelligence reports written before the Iraq war warned an invasion could lead to insurgency, the New York Times reports.
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White House to review its Iraq strategy earlier than planned because of a growing backlash.