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      "date": "2003-10-09",
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      "title": "An Enhanced European Role in Iraq?",
      "summary": "Bush Administration officials have said that they wish to see NATO countries contribute forces\nto\nbring stability to Iraq, possibly as part of a U.S.-led NATO or U.N. force. Key European allies such\nas France and Germany would first like to see a new U.N. mandate that would include objectives,\nsuch as a timetable for turnover of authority to Iraqis and a transparent process for improving Iraq's\npetroleum industry, that the Administration now opposes. Some European allies do not wish to\nserve under a U.S. command in Iraq; other European allies already have troops in Iraq.\n  Administration officials are concerned that greater international involvement in governing Iraq\ncould deflect the United States from achieving some of its stated goals for that country's future. \nSuch goals include establishing a democracy there that would influence other Middle Eastern\ngovernments to follow a similar course, and easing of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Some Europeans\nargue that these goals are unattainable in the framework established by the U.S.-led occupation. At\nthe same time, involvement of European forces, if a common outlook could be worked out, could\nfree some U.S. forces for other missions, dampen international criticism of U.S. management of Iraq,\nand spread costs for reconstructing Iraq to other countries and the private sector. \n  See also  CRS Report RL31339 ,  Iraq: U.S. Regime Change Efforts and Post-War\n Governance ,\nCRS Report RL31701,  Iraq: U.S. Military Operations,  and  CRS Report RL31843(pdf) ,\n Iraq: Foreign\nContributions to Operation Iraqi Freedom, Peacekeeping Operations, and Reconstruction . \n  This report will be periodically updated.",
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