Volume 1 - Iraq Watch

ContentsKey Findings............................................................................................................................................ 1Who Made Iraq’s Strategic Decisions and Determined WMD Policy..................................................... 5Saddam’s Place in the Regime ..................................................................................................... 5The Apex of Power.............................................................................................................. 5Personalized Rule................................................................................................................ 5Saddam’s Unsettled Lieutenants................................................................................................... 5A Few Key Players in an Insular Environment ............................................................................ 7Saddam Calls the Shots ................................................................................................................ 8Saddam Shows the Way................................................................................................................ 9Harvesting Ideas and Advice in a Byzantine Setting.................................................................. 10Weaving a Culture of Lies .......................................................................................................... 11Saddam Became Increasingly Inaccessible................................................................................ 11Saddam’s Command By Violence .............................................................................................. 12Regime StrategicIntentSaddam’s Effect on the Workings of the Iraqi Government .................................................................. 13Suspicion of Structures............................................................................................................... 13Powerless Structures................................................................................................................... 13The Higher Committee............................................................................................................... 14The Foreign Policy Committees................................................................................................. 15Saddam’s Grip on National Security and WMD Development.................................................. 16Saddam Holding Court............................................................................................................... 18Saddam and Fiscal Policy........................................................................................................... 18How Saddam Saw His Subordinates...................................................................................................... 19Mining Respect and Expertise....................................................................................................19Mutuality of Fear........................................................................................................................ 19Dazzled by Science..................................................................................................................... 19How Saddam Saw Himself .................................................................................................................... 21Saddam’s Psychology................................................................................................................. 21Saddam’s Personal Security ....................................................................................................... 21Saddam the Dynasty Founder..................................................................................................... 21Saddam and His Sense of Legacy............................................................................................... 22i