Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/CIA map of Iraq, 1992

CIA map of Iraq, 1992

 * Reason:Strange what turns up after searching enough archival files...I present this highly encyclopedic and (in case you were wondering, declassified) satellite image of southeastern Iraq prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency in 1992 to identify strategic locations within the country. Restored version of Image:Iraq 1992 CIAsmaller.png with minor changes only to the margins--removing the Library of Congress stamp and related pencil marks.
 * Articles this image appears in:CIA activities in Iraq
 * Creator:Central Intelligence Agency


 * Support as nominator -- Durova Charge! 23:33, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak Oppose Great for people unfamiliar with the area, but especially with something like Google Maps/World, its not especially informative or interesting. smooth0707  (talk) 23:44, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
 * The encyclopedic value is in the particular labeling, who performed it, and for what prospective purpose. Bear in mind also the technical limitations of the period.  Durova Charge! 00:15, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Oppose not much encyclopedic value, even when considering labeling etc. Also generally uninteresting as far as maps go.Becky Sayles (talk) 00:55, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Support Highly encyclopedic for CIA activities in Iraq, the article it's in. Shoemaker&#39;s Holiday (talk) 01:05, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Support I am impressed that this historical resource is available.--Filll (talk | wpc ) 01:32, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Oppose per smooth. The image doesn't make me want to know more about it.  The article does.  It may be remarkable for the function it served, but in illustrating the subject of the article it fails to stand out.Dwayne Reed (talk) 19:32, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Oppose. I think I would support this if the caption or article described *how* this map was used to determine military options (e.g. US strategy focused on pushing Iraqi forces into the desert/the marshes/away from airfields/away from oilfields/whatever, and this was achieved by deploying the X forces from Y in a Northerly/Westerly/etc. direction). Maybe indicate those movements on the map, as we've done for a gazillion other military history illustrations? Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 23:20, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Mild Oppose I think it's interesting, but not all that informative about what the CIA was actually up to. Fletcher (talk) 02:26, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak Oppose Interesting but neither captivating nor overly informative Capital photographer (talk) 06:15, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Oppose per capital.Greener Cactus (talk) 20:09, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Support As maps and satellite images go, this isn't too great (see whiskey, above). But because it's what the CIA used, this image has use in CIA activities in Iraq. Note the image isn't being used for an article about Southeastern Iraq, but for this, which is why I think it deserves a support. Spencer  T♦C 18:50, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

MER-C 07:27, 22 July 2008 (UTC)