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 * PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH (BUSH #43)**

Miller Center (University of Virginia) http://millercenter.org/president/gwbus My Website Spotlight blog post http://thelearningprofessor.blogspot.com/2012/06/website-spotlight-george-w-bush.html
 * George W. Bush (Bush #43)**

George W. Bush bio https://youtu.be/lAvv-zPLurs

Miller Center http://millercenter.org/president/gwbus

Campaign commercials http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/2000 http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/2004

Election of 2000 http://wps.ablongman.com/wps/media/objects/1483/1518969/DIVI730.jpg

The Struggle for Iraq 10 years on (BBC News) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special_reports/struggle_for_iraq/

Photos: 10th Anniversary of the invasion of Iraq http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2013/03/13/photos-10th-anniversary-us-invasion-of-iraq-2003/5925/

Iraq War Timeline as Told Through Front Pages http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/the-iraq-war-timeline-as-told-through-front-pages

Iraq War Offers Lessons for Syria and Iran (NY Times) http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/20/world/middleeast/iraq-war-offers-lessons-for-syria-and-iran.html?hp&_r=1&pagewanted=all&

Iraq War's 10th Anniversary: Invasion - In Focus - The Atlantic (1 of 3) http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/03/iraq-wars-10th-anniversary-the-invasion/100475/

Iraq War's 10th Anniversary: Occupation and Insurgency - In Focus - The Atlantic (2 of 3) http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/03/iraq-wars-10th-anniversary-occupation-and-insurgency/100476/

Iraq War's 10th Anniversary: After the War - In Focus - The Atlantic (3 of 3) http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/03/iraq-wars-10th-anniversary-after-the-war/100477/

To access all FRONTLINE programs on Iraq, Afghanistan, and the War on Terror, you can go to the following URL: http://to.pbs.org/gFhH15

Here are the ones I especially like to use for our one day summary.

The War Behind Closed Doors (FRONTLINE) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/iraq/ My Website Spotlight blog post http://thelearningprofessor.blogspot.com/2012/06/website-spotlight-war-behind-closed.html

Bush's War (FRONTLINE) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/bushswar/ My Website Spotlight blog post http://thelearningprofessor.blogspot.com/2012/06/website-spotlight-bushs-war.html

Endgame (FRONTLINE) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/endgame/ My Website Spotlight blog post http://thelearningprofessor.blogspot.com/2012/06/website-spotlight-endgame.html

The Invasion of Iraq (FRONTLINE) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/invasion/etc/links.html My Website Spotlight blog post http://thelearningprofessor.blogspot.com/2012/06/website-spotlight-invasion-of-iraq.html

Failed Efforts and Challenges of America’s Last Months in Iraq (New York Times) http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/23/world/middleeast/failed-efforts-of-americas-last-months-in-iraq.html?_r=1&hpw

At West Point, Asking if a War Doctrine Was Worth It (New York Times) http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/28/world/at-west-point-asking-if-a-war-doctrine-was-worth-it.html?_r=2&hpw&pagewanted=all

Inside Iraq: 'we had to deal with people who had blood on their hands' (Guardian) []

Inside Iraq: the British peacenik who became key to the US military (Guardian) []

Iraq war will haunt west, says Briton who advised US military (Guardian) []

Briton who advised US in Iraq tells how tactics changed after bloody insurgency (Guardian) http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/16/briton-advised-us-iraq-tactics?INTCMP=SRCH


 * IRAQ WAR Resources**

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/iraq/index.html
 * Iraq //New York Times// Topics**


 * Iraq Maps**

Perry-Castañeda Map Collection http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/iraq.html

The Geography of an Impending War (New York Times) http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2003/03/18/international/18MILI-GRAPH.html

Kurd/Sunni/Shia divisions http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/images/iraq-map-group1.gif


 * Reading Guides of two major studies which will help you understand the war.**

//Cobra II// http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Cobra+II

//The Gamble// http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/The+Gamble


 * Photoblog**:

The 150 most memorable photos from the Iraq War | Plog The Denver Post []


 * TIMELINES** (using the FRONTLINE programs pertaining to the War in Iraq)

FRONTLINE The War Behind Closed Doors Timeline: The Evolution of the Bush Doctrine [to go to war with Iraq] []

FRONTLINE Bush's War (Iraq) Annotated Video Timeline http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/bushswar/cron/

Start with the 1980 clip and read each caption through the clip in 2004 entitled "No Weapons of Mass Destruction are Found"

FRONTLINE The Invasion of Iraq Timeline: []

FRONTLINE The End Game [goes through the Surge] Timeline: [|http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/endgame/cron]