1986 Iraq air strike on Larak Island oil facilities Longest
air raid of war Used Saudi air base
for refueling Iran transferred
loading tankers there after Kharg and Sirri Islands hit by Iraq Hit 5 tankers
(Musings
On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War)
(Musings
On Iraq interview with author Tom Cooper on Iran-Iraq War)
(Musings
On Iraq book review The Iran-Iraq War
1980-1988)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Iran-Iraq War,
The Lion of Babylon, 1980-1988)
(Musings
On Iraq book review The Iran-Iraq War)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Iraqi Mirages, The Dassault Mirage Family In Service
With The Iraqi Air Force, 1981-1988)
1997 KDP broke own ceasefire by
attacking PUK positions
(Musings
On Iraq book review of The Kurds, A
Modern History)
2002 UN Res 1443 extended Oil for Food program
2002 US Navy report claimed uranium from Niger was in a
warehouse in Benin heading for Iraq
Report later found to be false
(Musings
On Iraq article on Niger uranium story)
2002 Head weapons inspector Blix told Security Council
inspections would begin in Iraq on 11/27/02
(Musings
On Iraq article UN Inspectors Were Right Iraq Was Not A Threat)
(Musings
On Iraq article Iraq’s Rejection of UN Inspectors Led To Mistrust Over WMD
and 2003 Invasion)
2002 US intel took pictures of trucks carrying materials
from suspected WMD facility in Amiriya
Used in Powell’s Feb 03 speech
Analysts did not think pictures showed anything unusual
(Musings
On Iraq article Iraq, One Of The Worst Intelligence Failures In US History)
2004 Defense Science Board report Iraq invasion gave
jihadists around the world a cause and
supported their narrative
2006 ISI attacked Albu Soda tribe in Sufiya outside Ramadi
for being neutral Tribe called US for
help and fought off insurgents
Sheikh Suwadawi of Abu Soda tribe joined Anbar Awakening afterward
(Musings
On Iraq article on Anbar Awakening)
(Musings
On Iraq article on change in perceptions that led to Awakening)
(Musings
On Iraq interview with author Carter Malkasian on Anbar Awakening)
(Musings
On Iraq book review of Confronting Al
Qaeda, The Sunni Awakening and American Strategy In Al Anbar)
(Musings
On Iraq book review of The Marines
Take Anbar, The Four-Year Fight Against Al Qaeda)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Illusions of
Victory, The Anbar Awakening And The Rise Of The Islamic State)
2006 1st Inf Div Cmdr Gen Ham in charge of US
training mission in Iraq said previous effort was
“hit and miss” US did poor job
picking soldiers for mission No standardized training program for Iraqis Lacked
support
2007 Natl Sec Adv Rubaie suggested banning sahwa south of
Baghdad except in Hillah over fears of
US recruiting Shiites
2007 DeBaathification bill introduced in parliament Sadrists
objected Bill withdrawn to be amended Bill
was agreed upon in Aug by major
parties
2007 Report Surge was supposed to improve security and lead
to political reform and reconciliation
Didn’t happen so Bush admin dropped
benchmarks to show progress Hoping Iraq would spend budget and hold provincial
elections as signs of progress
2018 Report Trump twice asked Abadi for Iraq’s oil in return
for invading Iraq
(Musings
On Iraq article on why Pres Trump asked for Iraq’s oil)
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