This Day In Iraq History – Dec 13

1916 New British offensive launched up Tigris River to retake Kut from Ottomans

2002 UK intel report said U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq could help motivate

            Islamists for next 5 years

2002 Bush said military would have small pox vaccinations Was actually protection

            against possible Iraq WMD attack during invasion

2003 U.S. forces captured Saddam outside Tikrit in Adwar

2003 Fmr Iraqi intelligence officer denied he met 9/11 hijacker Atta in Vienna in 2001

2004 PM Allawi blamed CPA disbanding military for rise in violence in Iraq

2004 Allawi govt claimed 9/11 hijacker Atta was trained by Abu Nidal in Baghdad in

            2001 Proved false

2005 NSC drafted 10 guidelines for putting together new permanent Iraqi govt

            Included competent ministers not connected to Iran or Syria

2005 Border police seized Iranian tanker truck full of fake ballots for Dec election Driver

            claimed other trucks had come across from Iran with ballots

2005 US negotiated ceasefire started with insurgents before Dec 15 parliamentary

            elections

2006 Joint Chiefs objected to Surge idea in meeting with Pres Bush Said needed

            troops for other threats like NKorea

2006 Bush told Joint Chiefs he was going to have a troop Surge despite their

            objections

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