Musings On Iraq review from storm to Freedom, America’s Long War with Iraq
Musings On Iraq review Bradley vs BMP, Desert Storm 1991
Musings On Iraq review M1 Abrams vs T-72 Ural, Operation Desert Storm 1991
Musings On Iraq review the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, Religion, Identity and Otherness in the Analysis of War and Conflict
Musings On Iraq review The Bush Administrations and Saddam Hussein, Deciding on Conflict
Musings On Iraq review The Saddam Tapes, The Inner Workings of a Tyrant’s Regime 1978-2001
Musings On Iraq Review The United States And Iraq Since 1990, A Brief History With Documents
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1990
Aug 2 Saddam invaded Kuwait originally claiming there was a coup and emir called on
Iraq for help Then changed story to Provisional Free Kuwait govt asked for help against ruling Sabah family
Aug 2 Iraq said it would only be in Kuwait for days-weeks until Provisional
Free Kuwait Govt asked it to leave
Aug 2 Bush NSC meeting focused on how Iraq invasion of Kuwait would allow
Baghdad to control oil market Wondered if Iraq would invade Saudi Arabia to seize its oil Administration made no decision on what policy to take
Aug 2 National Security Adviser Scowcroft talk to Bush said he wanted to address next
NSC meeting and express steadfastly that US would not allow Kuwait invasion to stand Bush agreed
(Musings On Iraq review The Bush Administrations and Saddam Hussein, Deciding on Conflict)
Aug 2 NSC’s Near East Dir Haas drafted memo on using sanctions and military
options to deal with Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait
Aug 2 Bush met Thatcher who said Kuwait invasion couldn't stand and troops had to
be sent to Middle East Bush agreed
Aug 2 US stopped loan guarantees to Iraq due to Kuwait invasion
Aug 2 Bush told reporters he was not thinking of using force in response to Iraq’s
invasion of Kuwait
Aug 2 Joint Chiefs chairman Gen Powell told Gen Schwarkopf he thought US would
go to war over Saudi Arabia but not Kuwait
Aug 2 National Security Adviser Scowcroft thought Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait could
not stand
Aug 3 2nd NSC meeting on Kuwait invasion National Security Adviser Scowcroft said US
would not accommodate Iraq Defense Secretary Cheney said Iraq was close to Saudi oil fields and if didn't take them would threaten them in the future Deputy Secretary of State Eagleburger said US couldn’t allow seizing countries in post-Cold War world Bush advisers agreed force would be used if necessary and sanctions would probably fail
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Aug 3 Bush met Saudi Ambassador to US Bandar and convinced him to support US
troops being sent to his country
Aug 4 Bush met Kuwait emir Sabah and said US would free Kuwait and return emir
to power
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Aug 4 Joint statement by US and Soviet Union condemned Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait
and called for withdrawal
Aug 4 White House went over military plans in response to Kuwait invasion Included
200,000-250,000 troops deploying to Saudi Arabia Preparations for offensive operations would take 8-12 months Bush said focus of the initial deployment was to protect Saudi Arabia
Aug 5 Pres Bush said Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait would not stand
(Musings On Iraq review The Bush Administrations and Saddam Hussein, Deciding on Conflict)
Aug 5 Saudi King asked for briefing on US military plans to respond to Kuwait
invasion Secretary of Defense Cheney went to get basing rights
Aug 5 NSC meeting Bush said that Kuwait problem wouldn’t be solved until Saddam
removed and defending Saudis and invading Kuwait two different things
Aug 5 Bush ordered CIA to come up with covert plan to overthrow Saddam
(Musings On Iraq Review The United States And Iraq Since 1990, A Brief History With Documents)
Aug 6 US delegation convinced King Fahd to invite US troops to Saudi Arabia after
Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait
Aug 6 Bush authorized Def Sec Cheney to start deploying troops to Saudi Arabia
(Musings On Iraq review The Bush Administrations and Saddam Hussein, Deciding on Conflict)
Aug 7 Bush announced Operation Desert Shield to deploy US troops to Saudi Arabia
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Aug 8 Iraq announced merger of Kuwait and Iraq
Aug 8 Pres Bush said a line had been drawn in the sand at the Saudi-Kuwait border to
stop anymore Iraqi advances
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Aug 9 US forces arrived in Saudi Arabia to protect it from Iraq after invasion of Kuwait
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Aug 10 Saddam speech called on Arabs and Muslims to rise up against the US in jihad
Aug 20 NSD 45 signed saying U.S. would get withdrawal of Iraq from Kuwait restore
Kuwaiti govt restore security of Gulf protect U.S. citizens in Kuwait and Iraq
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Sep 3 Defense Secretary Cheney told Senate Armed Services Committee White House
didn’t need anymore congressional authorization to take action vs Iraq
Sep 9 Joint US-Soviet statement said that Iraq’s aggression in Kuwait would not stand
Sep 21 Revolutionary Command Council said it would not retreat from Kuwait and was
ready for mother of all battles
Oct 6 CENTCOM cmdr Gen Schwarzkopf given first draft of Kuwait war plan He was
unhappy with it and asked for more options
Oct 10 CENTCOM presented war plans at Pentagon to expel Iraq from Kuwait
Oct 11 CENTCOM presented war plan to White House to expel Iraq from Kuwait
Oct 11 Pres Bush decided to give up on sanctions and use force to expel Iraq from
Kuwait
Oct 29 Bush said US wouldn’t rule out use of force against Iraq for Kuwait invasion
(Musings On Iraq review The Bush Administrations and Saddam Hussein, Deciding on Conflict)
Oct 30 Meeting of Bush advisers on Kuwait National Security Adviser Scowcroft said US
policy at fork in road Could continue defense or go on offense against Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait Joint Chiefs head Gen Powell said Gen Schwarzkopf asked for troops for offensive operations against Iraq in Kuwait Defense Secretary Cheney said offensive action against Iraq should be on the table
Oct 30 Bush decided to double number of US troops in Saudi Arabia
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Nov 1 Bush authorized offensive planning and preparations for Gulf War
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Nov 6 Secretary of State Baker convinced China to abstain in UN vote on resolution to
allow use of force against Iraq for Kuwait invasion
Nov 8 Bush asked if he would use force to expel Iraq from Kuwait Wouldn’t answer
the question Did say there would be enough US forces for offensive action
(Musings On Iraq review The Bush Administrations and Saddam Hussein, Deciding on Conflict)
Nov 23 Bush said Saudis Egypt Syria agreed on UN resolution to allow use of force vs
Iraq for invasion of Kuwait
Nov 27 Gorbachev gave up on diplomatic effort to defuse Kuwait crisis an backed use of
force against Iraq
Nov 29 UN Resolution 678 gave Iraq until 1/15/91 to withdraw from Kuwait
Nov 29 Iraq released all the foreign hostages it held trying to sway world public opinion
Dec 6 Iraq began issuing passports for Iranians to visit Shiites shrines in Iraq
Dec 6 Iraq announced it would release foreign nationals it held since Kuwait invasion
Dec 15 Saddam told officials that US started war against Iraq in 1986 when it sold
weapons to Iran in Iran-Contra Affair
Dec 27 100 congressmen asked Bush to give Iraq sanctions chance to work
Dec 29 Joint Chief head Gen Powell told CENTCOM commander Gen Schwarzkopf to be
ready to start Gulf War by 1/17/91
1991
Jan 9 Secretary of State Baker met with Iraq For Min Aziz Aziz and failed to end Kuwait
crisis Baker warned Aziz not to use WMD in upcoming Gulf War Baker thought Iraq didn’t believe US threats because believed US still stuck on Vietnam Bush sent Baker to Baghdad to convince people he was trying all options to end Kuwait crisis
Jan 9 Iraq said that if it was attacked it would strike Israel
(Musings On Iraq review Iraq in Wartime, Soldiering, Martyrdom, and Remembrance)
Jan 9 Bush sent request to Congress to use force against Iraq in Kuwait
(Musings On Iraq review The Bush Administrations and Saddam Hussein, Deciding on Conflict)
Jan 10 Congress began debate on Bush’s request to use force against Iraq in Kuwait
Jan 12 Bush administration authorized by Congress to use force to make Iraq
withdraw from Kuwait
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Jan 13 UN Sec Gen deCuellar went to Baghdad to try to avert Gulf War
Jan 14 Saddam called on Iraqis to fight to the death to hold Kuwait
Jan 14 Intel chief Gen Samarrie told Saddam Iraq would be hard pressed in war Had bad
defensive positions and forces exposed Saddam said Iraq could take casualties and U.S. could not
Jan 15 UN deadline for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait ended
Jan 15 Bush issued NSD 54 saying US wanted immediate withdrawal of Iraq from Kuwait
restore Kuwait govt protect Americans security in Persian Gulf Included defending Saudi Arabia stop Iraq from firing missiles destroy Iraq’s WMD and command and control destroy Republican Guard drive Iraq from Kuwait break will of Iraqi forces encourage defection of Iraqi forces weaken Iraqi public support for Saddam Said that if Iraq used WMD, supported terrorism against U.S. or destroyed Kuwait’s oil fields Saddam should be removed
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Jan 15 Saddam added Allah Akbar to Iraqi flag
Jan 15 UK PM Major said Saddam might become a target of his own people
Jan 16 Operation Desert Storm started to expel Iraq from Kuwait US led Coalition began
air campaign against Iraq
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Jan 17 Saddam told advisers time to fire missiles at Israel to see whether it would fight
Iraq would then alternate between hitting Israel and Saudis Iraq fired missiles at Haifa and Tel Aviv
Jan 17 US hit command bunkers in Baghdad hoping to kill Saddam
Jan 18 Iraq fired missiles at Tel Aviv and Haifa, Israel
Jan 18 Iraqi terrorist tried to blow up US ambassador’s house in Indonesia in retaliation
for Gulf War
Jan 19 Iraq fired missiles at Riyad, Saudi Arabia
Jan 19 Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim said that Supreme Council was against U.S.
aggression against Iraq over its Kuwait invasion
Jan 19 US 5th Special Forces Group entered Iraq to carry out covert ops behind Iraqi
Lines
Jan 19 Iraqi terrorist tried to bomb US Information Service HQ in Philippines in
retaliation for Gulf War
Jan 20 Saddam said Iraq’s army hadn’t started fighting but when it did Coalition would
suffer heavy casualties and leave
Jan 22 Iraqi SCUD missile and 2 U.S. Patriot missiles landed on Israeli city of
Ramat Gan
Jan 22 Iraqi forces set fire to 700 Kuwaiti oil wells
Jan 23 Iraq dumped 400 mil gallons of oil into Persian Gulf to try to prevent
US retaking Kuwait
Jan 24 Iraq tried to bomb Saudi oil refinery but planes shot down by Saudis
Jan 28 Saddam told CNN Iraq would be admired for its fighting spirit Iraq could use WMD
but hoped it wouldn’t go that far Said Iraq would win war
(Musings On Iraq Origins Of Iraq’s WMD Programs)
Jan 29 Iraq launched probing attack upon Saudi city of Khafji occupying it
Jan 29 Report more than 100 German and western companies were providing nuclear know
how to Iraq right up to Jan 91 1980s German company built WMD plants Swedish Austrian Italian French companies helpd with missile program Iraq worked with Argentina on long range missile with help from German companies
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Jan 30 Saddam ordered Op Samarra hit and run air attacks on Coalition air force
Jan 30 400 US Special Forces were sent into western Iraq to try to find SCUD missiles
Jan 31 US and Saudis pushed Iraqi forces out of Saudi city of Khafji after 2 days of
Fighting
Feb 5 Iraqis got first intelligence that US was moving forces west in Saudi Arabia Didn't
realize was going to be main attack in Gulf War
Feb 6 Jordan’s King Hussein condemned Saudis for letting Arab land be used to attack
Iraq
Feb 9 1st Cavalry Division made reconnaissance mission into Iraq to make sure
mechanized units could operate in Kuwaiti and Iraqi desert
Feb 11 Saddam speech said that Iraqis would be victorious in war and Bush humiliated
himself by attacking
Feb 11 Report Iraq bought $2 bil in weapons after end of Iran-Iraq War US encouraged allies
to sell weapons to Iraq German company sent technicians to help Iraq’s nuke program Germany also provided 90% of chemical weapons capabilities
(Musings On Iraq Origins Of Iraq’s WMD Programs)
Feb 12 Russian diplomat Primakov went to Baghdad to try to arrange withdrawal from
Kuwait Saddam demanded end of sanctions in return
Feb 13 Amiriya shelter in Baghdad bombed by U.S. during Gulf War 408 killed
Feb 14 During funeral for member of Hakim family anti-Saddam slogans chanted in
Najaf
Feb 14 Iraq said it would withdraw from Kuwait if Israel withdrew from Palestine sanctions
ended and Iraq’s foreign debt forgiven
Feb 15 Pres Bush called on Iraqi military and people to overthrow Saddam twice
(Musings On Iraq When The US Helped Start A Rebellion In Iraq That It Didn’t Want)
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Feb 15 US Task Force 1-41 first Coalition troops to cross into Iraq to carry out
reconnaissance and combat missions
Feb 15 US 1st Cav Div launched probing attack into Iraq
Feb 15 US Task Force 1-32 breached Iraqi defensive berm and enters Iraq in deception
attack to convince Iraq that invasion would come through Wadi Al-Batin
Feb 16 US troops destroyed Iraqi radar facility while Apache helicopters conducted raid
in depth behind Iraqi lines in Iraq
Feb 18 Tariq Aziz went to Moscow and accepted Soviets unconditional withdrawal plan
from Kuwait Then demanded end to all UN sanctions and resolutions
Feb 18 Report 1986-91 US sold $1.5 bil in goods to Iraq Some went to its WMD program
Dual use equipment Pentagon stopped Commerce Dept allowed to be sold Fmr US amb to Iraq Wilsey created US-Iraq Business Forum in 1985 Lobbied Congress not to sanctions Iraq after Halabja US intel repored on German companies helping Iraq with WMD Reagan admin kept info quiet to support Iraq in Iran-Iraq War
(Musings On Iraq Origins Of Iraq’s WMD Programs)
Feb 19 US 1st Cav division launched probing attack into Kuwait to foll Iraq about where
real offensive would begin
Feb 20 US 1st Cav Div launched large attack into Iraq Engaged 7 Iraqi divisions
to deceive Iraqis on where invasion would come from
Feb 21 Foreign Minister Aziz went to Moscow Told Gorbachev Iraq wouldn't accept UN
resolution to recognize Kuwait independence and pay reparations
Feb 21 Russia announced proposal for Iraq withdrawal from Kuwait in return for lifting of
sanctions US rejected offer
Feb 22 Iraq set Kuwait oil fields on fire
Feb 22 Report Saudis tried to organize Iraqi exiles for post-Saddam Iraq US didn’t believe it
would work
Feb 23 Iraq said it agreed to Soviet peace plan and would withdraw from Kuwait
unconditionally
Feb 23 UN Security Council met Western countries said they weren’t interested in Soviet
peace plan
Feb 23 Bush told Gen Schwarzkopf to expel Iraq from Kuwait
Feb 24 US led Coalition attacked Iraqi ground forces to liberate Kuwait in Operation
Desert Sabr
Feb 24 US-Saudi Voice of Free Iraq began broadcasting calling on Iraqis to rise up and
overthrow Saddam Allawi and Iraqi National Accord also part of radio station
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Feb 24 Saddam told aides that Coalition airpower would limit troop movement but Iraqi
soldiers were better because of experience in Iran-Iraq War Saddam and aides believe that U.S. casualties would lead to end of Gulf War
Feb 25 Soviets offered another peace plan and Iraq accepted it
Feb 25 Iraqi SCUD missiles hit US army barracks in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
killed 28 and wounded over 100
Feb 25 US and UK destroyed Iraqi 26th Inf Div and 52nd Arm Div routing Iraqi 7th Corps on
western flank
Feb 25 3 Republican Guard divisions ordered to west flank to block Coalition VII Corps
(Musings On Iraq review M1 Abrams vs T-72 Ural, Operation Desert Storm 1991)
Feb 25 US Marine helicopters made attack upon Kuwaiti coast to tie down Iraqi forces
there
Feb 25 Iraqis made first counterattacks in Kuwait but were destroyed Ordered forces to
retreat to Kuwait City
Feb 25 Radio Baghdad announced withdrawal from Kuwait
Feb 25 Secretary of State Baker National Security Adviser Scowcroft said if Saddam
remained in power UN sanctions would stay in place
Feb 26 Saddam announced withdrawal from Kuwait Iraqi army started pulling out Called
on Iraqis to applaud the army for fighting 30 countries Claimed Iraq won and it was a great victory
Feb 26 US 3rd Inf Div attacked Iraq’s 52nd Armored Div 17 Div Adnan and Tawakalna Divs
Feb 26 Battle of 73 Easting US 2nd Armored Cav Rgt fought Iraq Tawakalna Div By end of
day Tawakalna destroyed
(Musings On Iraq review Bradley vs BMP, Desert Storm 1991)
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Feb 26 Battle of Norfolk US 1st Armored Div UK 1st Armored Div destroyed Iraq 25th, 31st,
48th Divisions
Feb 26 US aircraft began attacking retreating Iraqi forces from Kuwait on Highway of Death
Feb 26 Iraq said it was willing to end annexation of Kuwait and pay reparations for a ceasefire
in Gulf War and end of sanctions
Feb 26 Bush admin officials said they wanted to keep sanctions on Iraq to provoke a coup
(Musings On Iraq Review The United States And Iraq Since 1990, A Brief History With Documents)
(Musings On Iraq review Out Of The Ashes, The Resurrection of Saddam Hussein)
Feb 27 Battle of Medina, Basra US 1st Armored Div and 3rd Inf Div defeated Iraq’s
Medina and Adnan Divs in largest tank battle of Gulf War
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Feb 27 Battle of Kuwait Airport US 1st Marine Div took airport
Feb 27 Pres Bush declared Kuwait liberated
Feb 27 Voice of Free Iraq radio station aired broadcast calling on Iraqis to rise up against
Saddam Was financed by US and Saudis
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(Musings On Iraq Review The United States And Iraq Since 1990, A Brief History With Documents)
(Musings On Iraq review Out Of The Ashes, The Resurrection of Saddam Hussein)
Feb 27 Bush offered ceasefire Iraq accepted it
Feb 28 Bush announced that Kuwait was liberated and Iraq defeated in Gulf War Started
ceasefire in war
Feb 28 Saddam said that Iraq had succeeded in defeating the United States
Feb 28 Jalal Talabani tried to tell State Dept of impending Kurdish revolt but was turned
away
Mar 1 Pres Bush said that the Iraqi people should overthrow Saddam
(Musings On Iraq When The US Helped Start A Rebellion In Iraq That It Didn’t Want)
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Mar 2 UN Resolution 686 required Iraq to accept 12 previous UN resolutions on Kuwait
pay reparations end annexation of Kuwait release POWs return stolen property
Mar 2 Report UNICEF warned of cholera epidemic and malnutrition amongst Iraqi children
because of sanctions
Mar 3 Iraq signed ceasefire with US to end Gulf War
Mar 5 Iraq officially renounced annexation of Kuwait agreed to pay reparations and
return stolen property to Kuwait
Mar 10 US troops began withdrawing from Persian Gulf
Apr 2 UN Resolution 687 said Iraq had to agree to border with Kuwait peacekeeping
force along that border destroy its WMD and long range missiles allow international inspectors in to verify their destruction return stolen property pay reparations Until all of those were met sanctions would remain
Apr 11 Cease fire between Iraq and Coalition went into effect
May 1 Saddam said that fighting spirit of Iraqis led Bush to call a cease-fire in Gulf War
1992
Feb 16 Defense Secretary Cheney said that if U.S. had overthrown Saddam would have to
decide what kind of govt to establish Would have been hard to capture Saddam How many casualties willing to take to accomplish that How many troops would have to stay in Iraq to keep govt going
(Musings On Iraq Review The United States And Iraq Since 1990, A Brief History With Documents)
Apr 13 Cheney said US didn’t overthrow Saddam in Gulf War because would be too difficult
to occupy Iraq
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