Saturday, October 28, 2017

This Day In Iraqi History – Oct 28


2003 Bush speech said Iraq frontline of war on terror and would take time to win
2003 Rumsfeld and Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman Gen Pace said US had to return
            sovereignty as soon as possible and get Iraqis to run things
2003 Powell said security number one priority in postwar Iraq otherwise nothing else
            would matter
2005 Cheney chief of staff Libby indicted obstruction perjury false statements for
            retaliating vs FmrAmb Wilson over Iraq-Niger deal
2006 ISI launched first chlorine bomb
2016 KRG PM Barzani replaced 4 Gorran ministers with 4 KDP politicians in
            dispute over Pres Barzani’s term

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  1956 Communist uprising in Al-Hay put down and leaders executed ( Musings On Iraq review The Modern History of Iraq )...