Number: RL31843
Title: Iraq: International Attitudes to Operation Iraqi Freedom and Reconstruction
Authors: Steven A. Hildreth, Jeremy Sharp, Melanie Caesar, Adam Frost, and Helene Machart, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: Although new divisions have emerged over the timetable and design for turning authority over from the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) to an internationally recognized, legitimate Iraqi government, increased international cooperation to fulfill Iraqs humanitarian and reconstruction is also evident. In this vein, this report tracks countries current political stances on the postwar situation, as well as major foreign monetary and military contributions to postwar Iraq. Where applicable, this report will also discuss the issue of debt forgiveness for Iraq. See Table 5 for a range of current estimates of debt held by the international community. This overview combines historical information about the war and other issues concerning the current situation in Iraq.
Pages: 46
Date: December 18, 2003