Source Summary

One of my other top sources for this research paper happens to be another GOA source. As a matter of fact, a number of my sources are from this office of government. I chose chose another GOA report for the fact that they seem to be quite reliable and scholarly. This report covered the topic of contracts in Iraq, which is something I will be focusing on in my paper.
   After reading a bit into this report I decided this is one of my top sources. The report Covers various findings and statistics on the contracts that are being handed out for the reconstruction of Iraq. I found various charts on the budget for the contracts as well as information as to how the government went about dealing them out to contractors. With the help of this report I'll have more than enough information on the issue of contracts in Iraq.

#1 Source on Iraq and Reconstruction

The report published by the GOA (Government Office of Accountability) has, so far, been my top source for information regarding my topic. My topic being, the reconstruction of Iraq. This article is titled "Rebuilding Iraq: Stabilization, Reconstruction, and Financing Challenges", fitting for my topic. Within this article was detailed information about my topic, very specific, very helpful. When it came to this source, its safe to pull the old "judge a book by its cover" assumption. Why? because the title tells exactly what the article covers, and very well.
A number of my sources are actually other GOA published articles/reports. The reason as to why I chose this one as my favorite is because this report covers exactly what I am writing about for my research paper. The report provides the reader with detailed and exact figures, facts, and statistics on the reconstruction of Iraq. Once I read this source beginning to end I am confident it will help me greatly in writing my paper.

Civilian Casualties In Iraq

Civilian casualties of war are a common factor of war, much more common than they should be. When an invasion occurs, civilian casualties are to be expected. Among the chaos of an invasion or occupation, frightened, on-edge soldiers will frequently mistake an unfortunate street-goer for an enemy insurgent, resulting in countless civilian casualties. As for the War in Iraq, civilian casualties are something dealt with by the people of Iraq on a near hourly basis.
The Iraq Body Count in association with Oxford Research Group published a report that set the civilian death toll for the first two years of the war at 24,865. Of that 24,865, an unacceptable 20% were women and children.  30% of the casualties occurred during the initial invasion. Not surprisingly, US forces are responsible for 37% of all civilians killed. These are the results of countless raids, in which innocent families would lose a father or son because of frightened American troops making life-ending identifying mistakes. It is both shocking a repulsive that American forces stand accountable for 37% of civilian casualties while insurgents and anti-occupation forces are only responsible for 9%. The majority of civilian casualties in Iraq are caused by explosive devices, primarily, IED's and roadside bombs.