Research Guides: HIST 492: Readings in Historical Topics: Modern Iraq: U.S. Government and Military

U.S. Government & Military

A brief sampling of useful government and military documents and websites includes:

GovInfo
Provides access to laws, legislation, and regulations on the Census Bureau.
Foreign Relations of the United States
Produced by the State Department's Office of the Historian, this is the official documentary record of U.S. foreign policy. Volumes are arranged by presidential administration, geographic region, and topic area. These volumes are generally declassified and publicly released 30 years after they were written.
National Archives Access to Archival Databases
Provides access to declassified records from many U.S. Government agencies on a limitless variety of topics.
Central Intelligence Agency Freedom of Information Act Reading Room
Electronic reading room providing access to historic declassified CIA documents on a global scale.
House Armed Services Committee
Conducts oversight of Department of Defense programs, military branches, and Energy Department defense nuclear programs.
House Foreign Affairs Committee
The United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, also known as the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is a standing committee of the U.S. House of Representatives with jurisdiction over bills and investigations concerning the foreign affairs of the United States.
Senate Armed Services Committee
Oversees the Defense Department, armed forces, military promotions, national defense research, and defense nuclear energy programs.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Conducts oversight of U.S. State Department, various foreign policy programs, and U.S. foreign policy. Plays a key role in approving or rejecting U.S. treaties with foreign countries & international government organizations.
Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports
The Library of Congress' Congressional Research Service (CRS) presents unbiased reports on various public policy issues for members of Congress, their staff, and the American public.
Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq
Quarterly reports from the Department of Defense from 2005-2010.
U.S. Central Command
U.S. military command authority responsible for directing U.S. military operations in Iraq and other Mideast/South Asian countries.
Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq & Afghanistan
Final report issued in 2011.
Report of the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction
Silbermann-Robb report. Unclassified version published in 2005.
Comprehensive Report on Iraq WMD Capability (Duelfer Report)
The report reveals a comprehensive picture of the Saddam Hussein regime's weapons of mass destruction programs as unraveled by the Iraq Survey Group (ISG).
National Defense University Conflict Records Research Center
Features records captured by the military during combat operations in Afghanistan & Iraq.
U.S. Army Center of Military History
The mission of the U.S. Army Center for Military History is: "to accurately collect, preserve, interpret, and express the Army's history and material culture to more broadly educate and develop our force, the military profession, and the nation."
U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute
Professional military educational institute analyzing military and international relations topics including regions such as the Western Hemisphere.
Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR)
Conducted oversight of U.S. relief and reconstruction programs in Iraq.
U.S. Military Academy Combating Terrorism Center
Analyzes international terrorism.
U.S. Agency for International Development
Agency responsible for administering U.S. foreign economic and social assistance programs.

U.S. Declassified Documents Online This link opens in a new window
Searchable database of previously classified federal records spanning the twentieth and twenty first centuries. The types of materials include intelligence studies, policy papers, diplomatic correspondence, cabinet meeting minutes, briefing materials, and domestic surveillance and military reports. Database allows users to to locate the full text of documents and filter their search results by document type, issue date, source institution, classification level, and date declassified as well as other document characteristics.