Iraq Intelligence Commission (Robb–Silberman Commission)

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The Iraq Intelligence Commission, also known as the Robb–Silberman Commission, was a bipartisan U.S. panel established in 2004 to examine failures in American intelligence, particularly regarding prewar assessments of Iraq’s weapons capabilities.

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instanceOf United States government commission
bipartisan commission
investigative panel
appointedBy George W. Bush
coChair Charles S. Robb NERFINISHED
Laurence H. Silberman
concluded U.S. intelligence on Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction was largely incorrect
intelligence community suffered from systemic problems in analysis and collection
country United States
dateEstablished 2004-02-06
establishedBy George W. Bush
focusesOn Iraq War prewar intelligence
intelligence failures
weapons of mass destruction
hasAlias Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction
Robb–Silberman Commission
jurisdiction United States federal government
legalBasis Executive Order 13328
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
mandate to assess prewar intelligence on Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction
to evaluate U.S. intelligence on the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
to examine the intelligence capabilities of the United States regarding weapons of mass destruction
member Charles S. Robb NERFINISHED
Charles Wald
Henry S. Rowen NERFINISHED
John McCain
Judge Patricia Wald
Laurence H. Silberman
Lloyd Cutler
Pat Roberts
Rick Levin
Walter Slocombe
politicalCharacter bipartisan
producedDocument Report to the President of the United States on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction
recommended enhanced information sharing within the Intelligence Community
greater use of competitive analysis
improvements in human intelligence collection
reforms to strengthen the Director of National Intelligence
reportDeliveredOn 2005-03-31
reportsTo President of the United States
scope Central Intelligence Agency
Defense Intelligence Agency
Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence activities
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
National Reconnaissance Office
National Security Agency
U.S. Intelligence Community
subjectOf debate over U.S. intelligence failures in Iraq
timePeriod post-2003 Iraq War
yearEstablished 2004
yearReportDelivered 2005

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weapons of mass destruction intelligence controversy investigatedBy Iraq Intelligence Commission (Robb–Silberman Commission)