First published: 20111 languageISBN: 9780837738529
Description
"A comprehensive compilation of material on American public law and policy relating to the conflict from 2003 through 2009, documenting congressional debate and action regarding the Authorization to Use Force (AUMF), the statute that authorized President Bush to use military action against the regime of Saddam Hussein; funding for the war, benchmarks for progress by the Iraqi government, and setting timetable. This set is a source of materials essential to understand[ing] the legal and policy aspects of this conflict"--Introduction. 1. Overview of the book, p. v.