The blame for Iraq's rise in violence lays with several federal agencies who failed to work together to plan for the future of Iraq

The U.S. military didn't give troops enough armor because they assumed troops wouldn't face an insurgency

Department of State failed to perform oversight on contract to build Iraqi police force

U.S. agencies fail to coordinate, inviting waste and abuse

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Final US audit of reconstruction effort in Iraq says billions of dollars likely wasted

The special inspector general for Iraq tallies the loss of U.S. taxpayer funds at more than 11 percent of the billions spent

$60-billion pipe dream for creation of a Western-style economy

A look back at the Center's coverage of the path to invasion and the cost of war.