1950 Nuri al-Said became premier
6th time
1981 Reagan administration discussed covert arms deal with
Iraq to get a Russian
T-72 tank
in return Iraq rejected idea
1987 Saddam told UN delegation he would accept ceasefire
if UN punished Iran
1989 Iraq arrested UK Observer reporter Baztoft for
reporting on missile program
Led to
condemnation in UK media
2001 Bush held meeting at Camp David to determine response
to 9/11 Iraq brought
up several
times
2001 Def Dept paper for Camp David meeting said 3
priorities in war on terror:
Al Qaeda,
Taliban, Iraq
2001 Dep Defense Sec Wolfwitz said 10-50% chance Iraq
behind 9/11 & US had to
take on
Saddam if serious about war on terror
2001 Sec of State Powell said Wolfowitz had no proof Iraq
involved in 9/11 and was
just using
it for his Iraq agenda
2001 Rumsfeld said it might be good to attack Iraq because
no good targets in
Afghanistan
2001 Cheney said Iraq would be dealt with but not right
away
2001 Bush admin voted on whether to deal with Iraq after
9/11 and was voted down
2001 Bush said he thought Iraq involved in 9/11 but told
Rice it would be dealt with
later
2004 Around 1000 protested in Najaf demanding that Sadr
and his aides leave the city
2004 Gen Chiarelli said that US would clear militias from
Sadr City Didn’t happen
2006 Bush speech Said he was listening to his generals who
said things were working
in Iraq
2006 Privately Bush had decided Iraq strategy not working
and wanted new one
2007 GAO said Iraq met 3 partially met 4 not met 11 of 18
total benchmarks set by
Congress
for progress during Surge
2015 Iraq cabinet voted on law to cancel Vice Presidents
View the Iraq History Timeline
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