1915 British forces launched campaign to capture Baghdad
starting in present
day Wasit
1954 New parliamentary elections held Over 100
parliamentarians ran unopposed
Ensured Nuri
al-Said of govt he wanted so he could sign Baghdad Pact
1980 Iraq seized Qasr e-Shirin in Iran next to Diyala province
and claimed it took 30 miles
of disputed
territory along Iranian border
1980 Iraq bombed Kermanshah Iran southeast of Qasr e-Shirin
to try to take out militia
in that
area
1997 UN Res 1129 allowed greater Iraqi oil exports under Oil
for Food Program
2001 Bush asked Counterterrorism Chief Clarke to look into
whether Iraq involved in
9/11
2001 Pentagon meeting on 9/11 CIA said was sure Al Qaeda
behind attack Wolfowitz
questioned
that and said Iraq must have been involved
2001 NSC met to discuss how to shape Bush doctrine and war
on terror Rumsfeld brought
up attacking Iraq because no good
targets in Afghanistan Rumsfeld asked if Iraq not Al Qaeda was behind 9/11
twice Also asked about Iran or Syria being involved Tenet said it was Al Qaeda Rumsfeld
said that Saddam should be overthrown Powell said US had to focus on Al Qaeda
because that was what public wanted not Iraq Joint Chiefs Head Gen Shelton said
that was only possible via large invasion Bush said not time for Iraq
2001 White House told CIA to come up with covert plan
against Iraq
2001 Czech intel source said he saw 9/11 hijacker Atta meet
with Iraqi intel in Prague
Apr 2001
2001 Defense Policy Board’s Perle told CIA Dir Tenet Iraq
had to pay for 9/11 claiming
it was
behind attack
(Musings
On Iraq article on how Bush admin went from 9/11 to Iraq invasion)
2001 Iraq conspiracy theorist Laurie Mylroie former CIA Dir
James Woolsey columnist
Charles
Krauthammer all wrote pieces blaming Iraq for 9/11
(Musings
On Iraq article on Mylroie’s Iraq conspiracy theories)
2001 Ex-CIA Dir Woolsey said didn’t matter who was
responsible for 9/11 solution
had to
include removing Saddam from power
2002 Bush UN speech Said Iraq growing threat Could build a
nuclear bomb within a
year if got
materials Said Iraq tried to buy aluminum tubes for nuke program
(Musings
On Iraq article on the aluminum tubes story)
2002 White House paper Decade of Deception and Defiance Went
over Iraq’s human rights
abuses WMD programs Said Iraq had
mobile WMD labs Said Iraq tried to buy aluminum tubes for centrifuges for
nuclear program Included Dec 01 NY Times report on INC defector Adnan Haidier
who claimed he went to secret WMD facilities Also included INC defector report
that Iraq training terrorists to hijack planes at Salman Pak
(Musings
On Iraq article on mobile labs story)
2002 French For Min said France supported UN resolution on
Iraq but UN should
decide
action if Iraq didn’t comply
2002 Joint Chiefs issued order to form Free Iraqi Force of
Iraqi exiles Wasn’t
implemented
for 5 months
2002 CIA ordered intel community to come up with National
Intelligence Estimate on
Iraq’s WMD
and nuclear programs
2003 Iraqi police chasing bandits in Fallujah fired upon by
US troops at checkpoint
Jordanian
Special Forces nearby opened fire as well 12 Iraqi police killed
2004 PM Allawi said Saddam’s trial would go ahead despite rising
violence
2006 Report Sadr losing control of Mahdi Army US worried
about Badr control of police
US was pushing Iraqi parliament to
pass law to try to disarm militias Were playing down connections between death
squads and Iraqi ruling parties as a result
2011 insurgents took bus in Anbar and killed 22 Shiite
pilgrims
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