Lessons From 'Hard Lessons': Excerpts From the Iraq Reconstruction Report

Dec. 13, 2008, 2:10 p.m. EST

Lessons From 'Hard Lessons': Excerpts From the Iraq Reconstruction Report

by T. Christian Miller and Daniel Nguyen, Dec. 13, 2008

In a 513-page report, the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction delivers the definitive critique of the largest American nation-building effort since World War II.

ProPublica has culled highlights from the report, Hard Lessons: The Iraq Reconstruction Experience, with annotations (in blue) by senior reporter T. Christian Miller that explain their significance.

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Research by T. Christian Miller, Dan Nguyen, Lisa Schwartz, and Krista Kjellman. Page design by Dan Nguyen

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