THE CHOICES PROGRAM BROWN UNIVERSITY

A Global Controversy: The U.S. Invasion of Iraq

Scholars

Jack Reed  Charles Tripp Les Roberts

Date Filmed

October 21, 2010

Videos from Jack Reed 

How does the United States decide if it will go to war?
  • February 25, 2011
What was the National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq’s WMD programs?
  • February 25, 2011
What is the Dream Act?
  • February 25, 2011
Why should high school students care about the decision to invade Iraq in 2003?
  • February 25, 2011
What are the biggest challenges that Iraq War veterans face upon returning to the United States?
  • February 25, 2011
What have you observed during your visits to Iraq?
  • February 25, 2011
Why do you think so few of your fellow senators voted against the resolution?
  • February 25, 2011
Why did you choose to vote against the resolution to authorize force against Iraq?
  • February 25, 2011
What was the climate like in the Senate on October 11, 2002, the day of the vote?
  • February 25, 2011
Did anyone attempt to amend the resolution?
  • February 25, 2011
What was H.J. Resolution 114 and who wrote it?
  • February 25, 2011
Who are you and what do you do?
  • February 25, 2011
How might the recent events in the Middle East and North Africa shape U.S. foreign policy?
  • February 25, 2011
What motivated the Bush administration to invade Iraq?
  • February 25, 2011
A Global Controversy: The U.S. Invasion of Iraq
  • October 21, 2010

Videos from Charles Tripp

Who are you and what do you do?
  • October 21, 2010
Why should high school students learn about Iraq’s history?
  • October 21, 2010
What was the legacy of British imperialism in Iraq?
  • October 21, 2010
How has oil affected the history of Iraq?
  • October 21, 2010
Who lives in Iraq and how have ethnic and religious differences shaped Iraqi history?
  • October 21, 2010
Why did the UN impose sanctions on Iraq from 1990 to 2003?
  • October 21, 2010
How have Iraqi attitudes toward the United States changed over time?
  • October 21, 2010
To what extent has the 2003 invasion created opportunities for political change in Iraq?
  • October 21, 2010
What did the British public think of their government’s decision to invade Iraq?
  • October 21, 2010
What was Iraq’s foreign policy like during Saddam Hussein’s rule?
  • October 21, 2010
How did Iraqis regard Saddam Hussein?
  • October 21, 2010
What was life like under Saddam Hussein?
  • October 21, 2010
How did Saddam Hussein come to power?
  • October 21, 2010
What was U.S. involvement in Iraq before its 2003 invasion?
  • October 21, 2010
What were the effects of sanctions on Iraq?
  • October 21, 2010
How did UN inspections in the 1990s affect Iraq’s weapons program?
  • October 21, 2010
What motivated the Bush administration to invade Iraq?
  • October 21, 2010
Do you think that British and U.S. leaders had a good understanding of Iraqi history when they decided to go to war?
  • October 21, 2010
Did the U.S. media accurately portray the situation in Iraq leading up to the 2003 invasion?
  • October 21, 2010
How was Great Britain involved in the creation of Iraq?
  • October 21, 2010
A Global Controversy: The U.S. Invasion of Iraq
  • October 21, 2010

Videos from Les Roberts

Who are you and what do you do?
  • February 10, 2011
Why should high school students learn about the U.S. invasion of Iraq?
  • February 10, 2011
How can casualty counts influence policy and public opinion?
  • February 10, 2011
Why have estimates on casualties in Iraq varied so widely?
  • February 10, 2011
How were your findings received?
  • February 10, 2011
What were the findings of your studies in Iraq?
  • February 10, 2011
How precise were your estimates of civilian casualties in Iraq?
  • February 10, 2011
What was the Lancet study?
  • February 10, 2011
Whose responsibility is it to conduct casualty counts in Iraq?
  • February 10, 2011
What purpose do civilian casualty counts serve, and why are they so controversial?
  • February 10, 2011
A Global Controversy: The U.S. Invasion of Iraq
  • October 21, 2010
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