1915 Ottomans attacked British forces in Kut
1980 Saddam announced that Iraq was going on the defensive
in the Iran-Iraq War Saddam thought
he could seize Khuzistan province
leading to revolt against Khomeini govt but didn’t happen Thought Iran would
negotiate new border agreement Failure to take Dezful or Abadan meant Iranian
supply lines intact and could regroup
(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 Iran-Iraq War
Volume 1: The Battle for Khuzestan, September 1980-May 1982)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Iran-Iraq War
Volume 4: The Forgotten Fronts)
2002 TV speech Saddam apologized to people of Kuwait for
1990 invasion
2002 Iraq gave its WMD and nuclear weapons declaration to UN
as part of new inspections claiming
it had no WMD
2002 Iraqi general claimed weapons declaration proved Iraq
had no WMD
2002 US and UK condemned Iraq’s weapons declaration as being
incomplete and for denying it had WMD
(Musings
On Iraq article Iraq, One Of The Worst Intelligence Failures In US History)
2002 VP Cheney told NSC Iraq’s weapons declaration was a
material breach and Bush should move
towards war Cheney said Sec State Powell
and UN wanted to use inspections to avoid war with Iraq Def Sec Rumsfeld and Natl
Sec Adv Rice didn’t think Iraq’s weapons declaration was a material breach
(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)
2003 Gingrich went on offensive against CPA saying US
should’ve given over sovereignty to Iraq
early on like in Afghanistan
2003 Report US forces using collective punishment Blowing up
homes of suspected insurgents
Putting barbed wire around towns
2004 Number of US troops killed in combat in Iraq reached
1000 after soldier shot in Baghdad
2004 Report Nov 04 CIA said security deteriorating Iraqi
govt had to assert authority and rebuild
economy
2005 KDP attacked PUK offices in Dohuk Zakho Amedia Shaklaca
Kadash Sedarash Akre 3 killed including
a KDP candidate KDP followers set
PUK office in Dohuk on fire wounding 21
2007 Gen Petraeus praised Sadr’s ceasefire for helping to
reduce violence in Baghdad Said US in talks with
Sadr
movement
2007 Pentagon audit couldn’t account for 86% of $1 bil in
purchases for training and supporting ISF
2007 UN warned parts of Iraq too dangerous for refugees to
return Aug-Nov 07 125,000 refugees had
returned from Syria but 97,000 had
left Iraq Iraq govt was promoting returns with TV ads
(Musings
On Iraq book review Children of War,
Voices Of Iraqi Refugees)
2007 US proposed job program for Sahwa since Maliki govt
reluctant to fulfill promise to hire them
2008 Qadisiyah Gov told Marines to shut down Sahwa in
province on orders of PM Maliki Sahwa were
meant to counter militias
(Musings
On Iraq article on Maliki govt cancelling US forming Sahwa in southern
Iraq)
2013 Pro-Maliki Sheikh Hayes house mortared in Ramadi Nephew
Sheikh Moahmmed al-Hayes
assassinated Sheikh Hayes blamed
protesters Gave protest site 48 hours to turn over perpetrators or his men
would storm the camp
(Musings
On Iraq article on Anbar violence)
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