Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-196) and index.

An American attack on Iraq is justified / George W. Bush -- An American attack on Iraq is not justified / John E. Farley -- Liberating Iraq's people from a cruel regime justifies war / George W. Vradenburg -- Liberating Iraq's people does not justify war / Michael Massing -- A failure to find Iraq's weapons calls into question the justification for war / David Corn -- War was justified even if no weapons of mass destruction are found / Michael Schrage -- The war on Iraq heralded a positive new direction for American foreign policy / Thomas Donnelly -- The war on Iraq heralded a dangerous new direction for American foreign policy / Stephen Zunes -- The United States is failing to establish order in Iraq / Philip Carter -- The United States is successfully establishing order in Iraq / Vito Fossella -- The United States should embrace an imperialistic role in Iraq / Max Boot -- The United States should reject an imperialistic role in Iraq / Awad Nasir -- America must involve the United Nations in rebuilding Iraq / Joseph R. Biden, Chuck Hagel -- America should limit the United Nations' role in rebuilding Iraq / Nile Gardiner -- Iraq should have a secular democracy / Barham Salih -- The Iraqi people do not want a secular democracy / Amir Butler -- Iraq needs transitional rule by a strongman / Daniel Pipes -- Iraq needs a transitional government with dispersed powers / Laith Kubba -- The United States should permit Iraqis to elect an Islamic regime / Joan Ryan -- The United States should not permit Iraqis to elect an Islamic regime / Robert Garmong -- Iraq's prospects for democracy are good / Rend Rahim Franke -- Iraq's prospects for democracy are poor / Patrick Basham -- Iraq needs a federalist system of government / Alon Ben-Meir -- Iraq may need to divide into separate countries / Ralph Peters -- Iraq's oil resources can lay the foundations for future development / Daniel Yergin -- Iraq's oil resources may hinder future development / John B. Judis.