IRAQ SUMMARY

Independent: Iraq: 100 days of 'peace'
On 1 May, President Bush declared war over after six weeks. Mission accomplished?

The US Administrator: Paul Bremer, head of US-led civilian administration
"We believe that the attacks against the coalition forces are coming from a number of areas, some of which will be, I think, reduced if we can kill or capture Saddam. Those are attacks that are coming to us from desperados, from the Baathist party, the trained killers of the Fedayeen Saddam and the trained killers of many of the intelligence services which Saddam had.....

The Café Owner: Burhan Gharib, Baghdad
Many bad things have happened, such as the looting. There is no electricity, the security situation is unstable. If you compare them with Saddam Hussein, the Americans have done nothing for us. They came to Iraq and said, 'We came to protect you' but the only place they protected from the looters was the Ministry of Oil.....

The British Politician: Robin Cook MP
I'm astonished that the coalition have put little thought into what to do after the capture of Iraq. The military preparation was meticulous, but the preparations for how to reconstruct the country are being made up as we go along....

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