Iraq

The Arab American Institute (AAI) supports a responsible end to the war in Iraq modeled after the key recommendations of the Iraq Study Group Report focusing on political reconciliation and regional diplomacy.

A responsible end to this war must recognize that long term peace and security in Iraq can only be achieved through political reform and national reconciliation; a challenge the Iraqis themselves must face. There must be a drawdown of American forces in Iraq to signal that diplomatic engagement, not a military strategy, is the only way to resolve the ongoing political stalemate in Iraq; improve the humanitarian crisis facing refugees and internally displaced persons; and attract international support for Iraqi reconstruction. In order to achieve these goals, the United States must lead diplomatic efforts involving all of Iraq’s neighbors when working towards a plan for peace and stability.

AAI strongly endorses policies aiming to secure the unity, territorial integrity and sovereignty of Iraq; support reconciliation among Iraq’s sectarian groups that will bring about stable, democratic governance based on tolerance, transparency, and respect for liberal institutions; prevent the spread of violence, genocide or an al-Qaeda safe haven in Iraq; provide financial support for Iraq’s reconstruction and development; and ensure that our troops, including thousands of Arab Americans, return home safely. 

From AAI

• Iraq after the American Withdrawal — 04/12/2012
• Watch: Hill Briefing: Religious Plurality in the Middle East — 04/10/2012
• AAIF Recognizes Ambassador Kattouf for Three Decades of Public Service — 04/05/2012
• What we have begun in Iowa will continue across the US — 03/22/2012
• AAI Releases Decade of Arab Opinion polls — 03/14/2012

Countdown

• Worse Than We Thought — 11/23/2011
• Countdown: Vol. 10, No. 2 — 06/21/2011

From Dr. Zogby

• Listening and Learning: Arab Opinion Matters — 01/17/2012
• Viewpoint with James Zogby: Andrew Parasiliti, Edward Gnehm, Ann Selzer — 12/29/2011
• Iraq War: Not Over and Danger Ahead — 12/26/2011
• Viewpoint with James Zogby: John Zogby, Allan Lichtman, Fuad Hussein — 12/21/2011
• The “Arab Spring” Effect — 12/19/2011

Resources

• The First Poll of Iraqi Public Opinion (2003) — 01/04/2012
• Attitudes of Arabs (2005) — 01/04/2012
• 5 Nation Survey of the Middle East — 01/04/2012
• Four Years Later: Arab Opinion Troubled By Consequences of Iraq War (2007) — 01/04/2012
• Arab Opinion Polls: U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq, Arab Political Concerns and Social Media — 01/04/2012