State Dept. Study Foresaw Postwar Troubles in Iraq
Officials at the State and Defense departments accuse Pentagon leaders of ignoring a pre-war report that detailed many of the problems U.S. forces were likely to face in postwar Iraq. Critics say that because the warnings in the State Department study were not heeded, American troops were under-prepared for looting and other postwar challenges. Hear NPR's Ari Shapiro.
NPR's David Kestenbaum reports the United Nations is perusing an agreement that would send an international team of weapons inspectors back to Iraq.  Inspectors learned a lot from their time there eleven years ago and are better prepared with more advanced technology. (5:16) <br /> <A href="http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/transcripts/2002/oct/021007.kestenbaum.html">Read the Transcript</a>