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Musings On Iraq review Desert Storm, Volume 1: The Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait and Operation Desert Shield 1990-1991
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Musings On Iraq review The Gulf Conflict 1990-1991, Diplomacy and War in the New World Order
Musings On Iraq review Invisible War, The United States And The Iraq Sanctions
Musings On Iraq review Iraq in Wartime, Soldiering, Martyrdom, and Remembrance
Musings On Iraq review the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, Religion, Identity and Otherness in the Analysis of War and Conflict
Musings On Iraq review Out Of The Ashes, The Resurrection of Saddam Hussein
Musings On Iraq review The Outlaw State, Saddam Hussein’s Quest for Power and the Gulf Crisis
Musings On Iraq review The Saddam Tapes, The Inner Workings of a Tyrant’s Regime 1978-2001
Musings On Iraq review Saddam’s War, An Iraqi Military Perspective of the Iran-Iraq War
Musings On Iraq review Saddam’s Word, Political Discourse In Iraq
Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War
Musings On Iraq Review The Weight of a Mustard Seed, The Intimiate Story of an Iraqi General and His Family During Thirty Years of Tyranny
1989
Sep 23 Kuwait Emir given medal by Saddam in Baghdad for help during Iran-Iraq
War
1990
Jan 25 OPEC said Kuwait and UAE agreed to limit oil exports to try to settle dispute with
Iraq
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Feb 24 Saddam gave speech about liberating Jerusalem and warning US could take
over Persian Gulf Saddam was trying to determine how Israel felt about Iraq before he decided to invade Kuwait
(Musings On Iraq Why Did Saddam Threaten Israel Before The 1990 Invasion of Kuwait?)
(Musings On Iraq review The Saddam Tapes)
(Musings On Iraq review the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait)
(Musings On Iraq review Iraq in Wartime, Soldiering, Martyrdom, and Remembrance)
(Musings On Iraq review The Outlaw State, Saddam Hussein’s Quest for Power and the Gulf Crisis)
(Musings On Iraq review Saddam’s War, An Iraqi Military Perspective of the Iran-Iraq War)
Feb 25 Arab Cooperation Council meeting Saddam said Iraq’s economy needed to be saved
with cash Asked for $30 bil Said if Gulf states didn’t pay Iraq knew how to get money
Feb 28 Saddam warned of Israeli aggression backed by US at Arab Cooperation Council
meeting Saddam demanded moratorium on loans from Gulf States and $30 bil investment by them to help Iraq rebuild Said that if Gulf States did not provide money and help with debt he knew how to get it
(Musings On Iraq Why Did Saddam Threaten Israel Before The 1990 Invasion of Kuwait?)
(Musings On Iraq review The Saddam Tapes)
(Musings On Iraq review the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait)
(Musings On Iraq review Iraq in Wartime, Soldiering, Martyrdom, and Remembrance)
(Musings On Iraq review Saddam’s War, An Iraqi Military Perspective of the Iran-Iraq War)
Apr 1 Saddam speech said if US supported Israeli attack on Iraq he would burn Israel
(Musings On Iraq Why Did Saddam Threaten Israel Before The 1990 Invasion of Kuwait?)
(Musings On Iraq review The Saddam Tapes)
(Musings On Iraq review the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait)
(Musings On Iraq review Iraq in Wartime, Soldiering, Martyrdom, and Remembrance)
(Musings On Iraq review Saddam’s War, An Iraqi Military Perspective of the Iran-Iraq War)
Apr 2 Saddam threatened to use WMD against Israel if it was attacked
(Musings On Iraq Why Did Saddam Threaten Israel Before The 1990 Invasion of Kuwait?)
(Musings On Iraq review The Saddam Tapes)
(Musings On Iraq review the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait)
(Musings On Iraq review Iraq in Wartime, Soldiering, Martyrdom, and Remembrance)
(Musings On Iraq review Saddam’s War, An Iraqi Military Perspective of the Iran-Iraq War)
Apr 5 Iraq said it would destroy its WMD if Israel did the same and signed 1968
nuclear non-proliferation treaty
(Musings On Iraq review Iraq in Wartime, Soldiering, Martyrdom, and Remembrance)
Apr 9 Saudi Ambassador to US Bandar told Pres Bush Saddam would not attack Israel but
wanted guarantee that Israel would not attack Iraq Bush told Bandar he didn’t understand Saddam’s threats unless he intended some actions against Israel Saddam wanted to make sure his western flank was protected from any Israeli action before he invaded Kuwait
Apr 12 5 US senators visited Baghdad to criticize Iraq over its WMD and nuclear
programs that Congress was investigating Privately US Senators told Saddam Pres Bush wanted better relations with Iraq US Ambassador to Iraq Glaspie added that was US policy Saddam told US senators America was plotting with Israel to attack Iraq Saddam wanted to determine Washington’s position before he decided to invade Kuwait
(Musings On Iraq How Saddam’s View Of the US As A Threat Led To Kuwait Invasion)
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(Musings On Iraq review the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait)
(Musings On Iraq review The Bush Administrations and Saddam Hussein, Deciding on Conflict)
(Musings On Iraq Review The United States And Iraq Since 1990, A Brief History With Documents)
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
(Musings On Iraq review The Outlaw State, Saddam Hussein’s Quest for Power and the Gulf Crisis)
Apr 19 Saddam met with Yasser Arafat and discussed retaliatory attacks upon Israel and
US if Iraq was attacked
(Musings On Iraq Why Did Saddam Threaten Israel Before The 1990 Invasion of Kuwait?)
(Musings On Iraq review the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait)
(Musings On Iraq review Iraq in Wartime, Soldiering, Martyrdom, and Remembrance)
Apr 23 Report Iraq increased arms spending after Iran-Iraq War Largest arms importer in
world since 1985 Accounted for 9% of world’s arms purchases
Apr 28 Iraq hosted Arab summit Saddam attacked Kuwait for economic warfare vs Iraq
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Apr 28 Saddam asked Emir of Kuwait if Iraq could use two of its islands Emir said no
May 21 US Central Command cmdr Gen Schwarzkopf said Iraq had grievances with Kuwait
but didn’t expect it to use military force
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
May 24 US National Security Council deputies meeting told that US still sharing
intelligence with Iraq
May 28 Arab summit in Baghdad Saddam spoke about freeing the Palestinians Saddam
accused Kuwait of breaking OPEC quotas driving down oil prices costing Iraq $14 bil Saddam called Kuwait’s oil policy an act of war against Iraq Saddam personally warned Sheikh Sabah of Kuwait he was being manipulated in US conspiracy against Iraq Saddam demanded $27 bil in compensation from Kuwait
(Musings On Iraq review The Saddam Tapes)
(Musings On Iraq review from storm to Freedom, America’s Long War with Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
(Musings On Iraq review The Outlaw State, Saddam Hussein’s Quest for Power and the Gulf Crisis)
May 28 Arab summit backed Iraq’s right to protect itself from any Israeli attack
May 28 PLO chief Arafat said Saddam was bringing new leadership to pan-Arab cause
Jun 18 International Islamic Popular Conference backed Iraq against Zionist aggression
and conspiracy led by US and England
Jun 27 Iraq’s Revolutionary Command Council meeting gave Saddam okay to use force
against Kuwait
(Musings On Iraq review The Saddam Tapes)
(Musings On Iraq review from storm to Freedom, America’s Long War with Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq review Out Of The Ashes, The Resurrection of Saddam Hussein)
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
(Musings On Iraq review The Outlaw State, Saddam Hussein’s Quest for Power and the Gulf Crisis)
(Musings On Iraq review Saddam’s War, An Iraqi Military Perspective of the Iran-Iraq War)
Jul 9 US Amb to Iraq Glaspie said that US working on releasing 2nd half of $1 bil loan
guarantees to Baghdad
(Musings On Iraq review The Bush Administrations and Saddam Hussein, Deciding on Conflict)
(Musings On Iraq Review The United States And Iraq Since 1990, A Brief History With Documents)
(Musings On Iraq review The Outlaw State, Saddam Hussein’s Quest for Power and the Gulf Crisis)
(Musings On Iraq review Spider’s Web, The secret history of how the White House illegally armed Iraq)
Jul 10 Gulf OPEC members met and agreed to follow quotas which Iraq had been
demanding
Jul 12 Saddam ordered intel gathering on Kuwait’s terrain and military
(Musings On Iraq review Out Of The Ashes, The Resurrection of Saddam Hussein)
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
(Musings On Iraq review Saddam’s War, An Iraqi Military Perspective of the Iran-Iraq War)
Jul 14 Kuwait said it would reconsider OPEC quotas in Oct Was considered a breech
by Iraq
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Jul 14 Pres Mubarak visited Saddam in Baghdad trying to get him to backdown in
confrontation with Kuwait
Jul 15 At Baath Party meeting decided Iraq should make its case to the world against Kuwait
so that it would not be seen as an aggressor Izzat al-Duri said Kuwait conspiring against Iraq and part of larger Israeli conspiracy
(Musings On Iraq review The Saddam Tapes)
(Musings On Iraq review Iraq in Wartime, Soldiering, Martyrdom, and Remembrance)
(Musings On Iraq review Out Of The Ashes, The Resurrection of Saddam Hussein)
(Musings On Iraq review Saddam’s War, An Iraqi Military Perspective of the Iran-Iraq War)
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Jul 15 At Arab League Iraq complained Kuwait tapping into Rumaila oil field in Basra
costing Iraq $1 bil/year Demanded that UAE and Kuwait loans given during Iran-Iraq War be forgiven Threatened to use force against Kuwait and UAE accusing them of being tools of the US
(Musings On Iraq review The Outlaw State, Saddam Hussein’s Quest for Power and the Gulf Crisis)
Jul 15 Iraq moved Republican Guard division to south 1st deployment of troops for Kuwait
invasion
(Musings On Iraq review The Saddam Tapes)
(Musings On Iraq review from storm to Freedom, America’s Long War with Iraq)
Jul 16 Saddam on TV accused Kuwait and UAE of breaking OPEC quotas and driving
down oil prices
(Musings On Iraq review The Saddam Tapes)
(Musings On Iraq review from storm to Freedom, America’s Long War with Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
(Musings On Iraq review The Outlaw State, Saddam Hussein’s Quest for Power and the Gulf Crisis)
Jul 16 Iraq moved a division to border with Kuwait as feud between two escalated Saddam
wanted to see how west would react to his deployment of forces
(Musings On Iraq review Out Of The Ashes, The Resurrection of Saddam Hussein)
Jul 16 Arab League met Foreign Min Aziz accused Kuwait and UAE of deliberately driving
down oil prices Accused Kuwait of drilling into Rumaila oil field Wanted $2.4 bil in compensation Said Gulf States support during Iran-Iraq War was small contribution to what Iraq did Claimed Kuwait took Iraqi territory Called on Arab govts to forgive Iraq’s debt and help pay for rebuilding Demanded oil prices rise to $25/bar
Jul 17 Saddam accused Kuwait and UAE of overproducing oil Said some Gulf states
were working with US against Iraq Warned that if those states didn’t change their policies Iraq would take action to protect its interests Said Iraq would protect itself from Israeli aggression
(Musings On Iraq Why Did Saddam Threaten Israel Before The 1990 Invasion of Kuwait?)
(Musings On Iraq review The Saddam Tapes)
(Musings On Iraq review the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait)
(Musings On Iraq review Iraq in Wartime, Soldiering, Martyrdom, and Remembrance)
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
(Musings On Iraq review The Outlaw State, Saddam Hussein’s Quest for Power and the Gulf Crisis)
Jul 18 Saddam moved 3 tank divisions to Iraq-Kuwait border
(Musings On Iraq review Out Of The Ashes, The Resurrection of Saddam Hussein)
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Jul 18 Saddam demanded that Kuwait repay for allegedly stealing oil and nullify
debt from Iran-Iraq War
(Musings On Iraq review The Saddam Tapes)
(Musings On Iraq review from storm to Freedom, America’s Long War with Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq review The Outlaw State, Saddam Hussein’s Quest for Power and the Gulf Crisis)
Jul 18 Kuwait cabinet believed Iraq threats were to get it to continue financial
aid to Baghdad Thought if there was any military action it would only be along border
Jul 18 Sec Def Cheney said US would defend Kuwait Pentagon later said press
exaggerated his statement
Jul 19 3 Iraqi divisions deployed along Kuwait border
Jul 20 Pentagon report said Iraq unlikely to use force against Kuwait
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Jul 21 Iraq announced that it had placed troops along border with Kuwait
(Musings On Iraq review The Saddam Tapes)
(Musings On Iraq review from storm to Freedom, America’s Long War with Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq review Out Of The Ashes, The Resurrection of Saddam Hussein)
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Jul 23 British military attache told US Embassy in Baghdad that he’d seen thousands of
military vehicles moving south towards Kuwait US intel thought troops were just for intimidation
Jul 23 US Central Command ran war game on stopping Iraqi invasion of Kuwait US deployed
airborne corps and lost half its troops Led to reworking of plan that would be used in Gulf War
Jul 24 US military exercise with UAE Spokesman said US committed to defending its friends
in the Gulf Saddam said he felt betrayed by US forces moving through the Persian Gulf
Jul 24 White House said it was concerned about Iraqi troop buildup along Kuwait’s border
Jul 24 State Dept US had no defense treaties or special relationship with Kuwait Did
support Gulf States right to self defense
Jul 24 DIA reported weaknesses in Iraqi logistics meant low chance Iraq would invade
Kuwait
Jul 24 US Natl Intel Daily said Iraq had enough forces in southern Iraq to invade Kuwait
Jul 25 OPEC agreed to raise oil prices and follow quotas allaying Iraq complaints
Kuwait & UAE overproducing and lowering prices
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Jul 25 Saddam met with US Amb to Iraq Glaspie Saddam said he wanted meeting to be a
message to Pres Bush Saddam said US and Iraq didn’t have close understanding of each other that could lead to problems and misunderstandings Saddam accused US of plotting against Iraq Saddam told her UAE and Kuwait were forcing down oil prices, which was an attack upon Iraq He believed this was happening with US support Said US had to choose sides Saddam went on to say that he would not threaten Kuwait if it forgave its debt and agreed to follow OPEC quotas He was open to talks over this issue, but he was not willing to wait forever as Kuwait waged economic war upon Iraq Saddam went on that the Gulf States were refusing to renegotiate Iraq’s debt which was also part of a conspiracy Saddam threatened that if Kuwait didn’t give into Iraq’s demands he would act Ambassador Glaspie said Pres Bush wanted better Iraq-US relations Apologized for bad press Iraq getting in US media Asked why Saddam had placed troops near Kuwait border Said US had no opinion the on Iraq-Kuwait border dispute but warned against using force This was another attempt by Saddam to determine Washington’s position before he invaded Kuwait Warned if US attacked Iraq it would retaliate using terrorism
(Musings On Iraq How Saddam’s View Of the US As A Threat Led To Kuwait Invasion)
(Musings On Iraq review the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait)
(Musings On Iraq review The Bush Administrations and Saddam Hussein, Deciding on Conflict)
(Musings On Iraq review The Outlaw State, Saddam Hussein’s Quest for Power and the Gulf Crisis)
Jul 25 Kuwait military attache in Basra warned that Iraq would invade Kuwait
Jul 25 Defense Special Assessment said Iraq trying to pressure Kuwait to give into its
demands and didn’t think it would use military force
Jul 25 Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Kelly cancelled interview with Voice of
America that would have warned Iraq about troops buildup along Kuwait border
Jul 25 Egypt’s Pres Mubarak called Saddam worried about Iraq putting troops on Kuwait
Border Mubarak claimed Saddam promised not to attack Kuwait which Saddam later denied
(Musings On Iraq review from storm to Freedom, America’s Long War with Iraq)
Jul 27 Congress voted to impose sanctions on Iraq for threats against Kuwait Israel
nuke and WMD programs and human rights violations White House opposed
(Musings On Iraq review The Bush Administrations and Saddam Hussein, Deciding on Conflict)
(Musings On Iraq review The Outlaw State, Saddam Hussein’s Quest for Power and the Gulf Crisis)
Jul 27 Israel Science Minister threatened retaliation with chemical weapons if Iraq
attacked
(Musings On Iraq Why Did Saddam Threaten Israel Before The 1990 Invasion of Kuwait?)
Jul 28 Iraq said it was suspending talks with Kuwait over disputes over border and oil
Jul 28 Bush letter to Saddam asked him not to use force in region and hoped for
continued good US-Iraq relations Pentagon tried to block Bush note to Saddam fearing an Iraq invasion of Kuwait
(Musings On Iraq review The Bush Administrations and Saddam Hussein, Deciding on Conflict)
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
(Musings On Iraq review The Outlaw State, Saddam Hussein’s Quest for Power and the Gulf Crisis)
Jul 28 CIA briefed Bush warning that Iraq was going to invade Kuwait
(Musings On Iraq review from storm to Freedom, America’s Long War with Iraq)
Jul 28 Egyptian intelligence sent report to Pres Mubarak saying Iraq would invade Kuwait
within a week Saddam had assured Mubarak Iraq would not invade Mubarak asked for another report
Jul 29 OPEC agreed to raise prices 20% that year under pressure from Iraq that
wanted to boost revenues to rebuild after Iran-Iraq War
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Jul 29 Mukhabarat had placed 30 agents at Kuwait oil fields and Kuwait city to help
with invasion
Jul 29 Egyptian intelligence sent 2nd report to Pres Mubarak with more details about Iraq’s
invasion plans
Jul 30 Saddam offered to withdraw his troops from Iran and settle Shatt al-Arab
differences to prepare for Kuwait invasion
Jul 30 DIA analyst told DIA Dir Gen Soyster Iraq could overrun Kuwait and northern
Saudi Arabia Warned that US would have no warning if Iraq attacked Said that Saddam was going to use force because he never bluffed and Kuwait would make no concessions to Baghdad Soyster disagreed with analyst but passed along assessment to Secretary of Defense Cheney and Joint Chiefs head General Powell
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Jul 30 Report Iraq had 100,000 troops on Kuwait border State Dept officials said it was a
bluff
(Musings On Iraq review The Outlaw State, Saddam Hussein’s Quest for Power and the Gulf Crisis)
Jul 30 Jordan’s King Hussein called Emir of Kuwait 2nd time Told him Iraq would not invade
Jul 30 State Dept spokesman said Saddam’s behavior had caused problems but White House
against move in Senate to block agricultural loans to Iraq
Jul 31 King Fahd and Pres Mubarak tried to mediate between Iraq and Kuwait
Jul 31 Kuwait emir told his representative to not give into any Iraqi demands at meeting
in Saudi Arabia between 2 nations
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Jul 31 Saddam’s deputy Izzat al-Duri said that Kuwait was driving Iraq to kill it after rejected
all of Iraq’s demands
(Musings On Iraq review The Outlaw State, Saddam Hussein’s Quest for Power and the Gulf Crisis)
Jul 31 Assistant Secretary of State Kelly told House US had no defense treaty with Gulf
States and didn’t take position on border disputes or OPEC Said US would be concerned if Iraq invaded Kuwait but had no treaties with it
Jul 31 Pentagon said it was committed to individual and collective defense of its allies in
the Gulf
Jul 31 Iraqi commanders told of Kuwait invasion plan
(Musings On Iraq review Desert Storm, Volume 1)
Jul 31 US Central Command cmdr Gen Schwarzkopf warned White House Iraq was going to
invade Kuwait
Aug 1 Iraq walked out on talks with Kuwait held in Saudi Arabia Kuwait offered to
cancel Iraq’s oil debts worth $14-$15 bil and lease Werba Island Kuwait and Saudis offered to pay $10 bil to Iraq for ending dispute Iraq said no and demanded $27 bil
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
(Musings On Iraq review The Outlaw State, Saddam Hussein’s Quest for Power and the Gulf Crisis)
Aug 1 Revolutionary Command Council and Regional Command met to hear about
meeting with Kuwait No progress Invasion order given
(Musings On Iraq review Out Of The Ashes, The Resurrection of Saddam Hussein)
(Musings On Iraq review Saddam’s War, An Iraqi Military Perspective of the Iran-Iraq War)
Aug 1 US intelligence found Iraq moved divisions within 3 miles of Kuwait border
Aug 1 Chief DIA analyst for Middle East believed Iraq would invade Kuwait CIA
thought invasion imminent
Aug 1 Pentagon meeting including Secretary of Defense Cheney and Joint Chiefs head
Gen Powell agreed Iraq would not invade Kuwait Powell said since Iraq totalitarian govt and US didn’t have any good intelligence inside regime couldn't determine Saddam’s intentions Thought deploying troops was posturing by Baghdad and not for an invasion Cheney said couldn't’ tell whether Iraq meant to pressure Kuwait or use military force
(Musings On Iraq review The Bush Administrations and Saddam Hussein, Deciding on Conflict)
Aug 1 US CENTCOM cmdr Gen Schwarzkopf told Def Sec Cheney and Joint Chiefs staff
Iraq was going to take an island and maybe an oil field but not take all of Kuwait
Aug 1 NSC Deputies Committee decided Iraq was going to invade Kuwait after artillery
units detected Said Bush should send Saddam warning not to invade Kuwait
Aug 1 NSC’s Haas convinced Natl Sec Adv Scowcroft to talk to Bush about warning
Saddam not to invade Kuwait
Aug 1 NSC’s Haas and National Security Adviser Scowcroft convinced Bush to call
Saddam to warn him about invading Kuwait Then got news of invasion
(Musings On Iraq review from storm to Freedom, America’s Long War with Iraq)
Aug 1 Egyptian intelligence said Iraqi invasion of Kuwait imminent
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
(Musings On Iraq review the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait)
(Musings On Iraq review Desert Storm, Volume 1)
(Musings On Iraq review Out Of The Ashes, The Resurrection of Saddam Hussein)
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
(Musings On Iraq review The Outlaw State, Saddam Hussein’s Quest for Power and the Gulf Crisis)
(Musings On Iraq review Saddam’s War, An Iraqi Military Perspective of the Iran-Iraq War)
(Musings On Iraq Review The Weight of a Mustard Seed, The Intimiate Story of an Iraqi General and His Family During Thirty Years of Tyranny)
Aug 2 Iraq said it would only be in Kuwait for days-weeks until Provisional
Free Kuwait Govt asked it to leave
Aug 2 Iraq accused Kuwait of being involved in foreign and Zionist plots
(Musings On Iraq review Iraq in Wartime, Soldiering, Martyrdom, and Remembrance)
Aug 2 Foreign Min Tariq Aziz called in ambassadors from US USSR UK France China Told
them talks with Kuwait failed Iraqi troops entered Kuwait at request of Kuwaitis Said would withdraw when new govt set up
Aug 2 Dep PM Hammadi went to Arab summit Said no reversing invasion of Kuwait Claimed
there was a popular uprising in Kuwait that asked Iraq for help
Aug 2 Most of Arab world did not report on Iraq’s Kuwait invasion until 2 days
later
Aug 2 Kuwait’s ruling Sabah family tipped off about invasion U.S. flew them to Bahrain
and then Saudi Arabia Called for resistance against the Iraqis
Aug 2 Iraq could not find any credible Kuwaitis to establish a provisional govt to run
country for it
Aug 2 Iraq banned foreign travel for its nationals
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 overall policy to take Did decide to go to UN gain international support impose sanctions
(Musings On Iraq review from storm to Freedom, America’s Long War with Iraq)
Aug 2 National Security Adviser Scowcroft talked to Bush said he wanted to address
next NSC meeting and express steadfastly that US would not allow Kuwait invasion to stand Bush agreed Discussed using force to expel Iraq from Kuwait
(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 Thatcher said that if Iraq’s aggression was allowed to stand no small country could ever feel safe
(Musings On Iraq review The Gulf Conflict 1990-1991, Diplomacy and War in the New World Order)
Aug 2 US stopped loan guarantees to Iraq due to Kuwait invasion Froze Iraqi and
Kuwait assets in US
(Musings On Iraq review Spider’s Web, The secret history of how the White House illegally armed Iraq)
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 UN Resolution 660 demanded Iraq’s immediate withdrawal from Kuwait Said
Iraq and Kuwait had to use talks to resolve problems
Aug 2 Joint US-USSR statement condemned Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait
Aug 2 King Hussein met with Mubarak Talked about face saving means for Iraq to withdraw
from Kuwait Called for Arab Summit Mubarak wanted to keep issue Arab only affair Called other regional leaders
Aug 2 King Fahd tried calling Saddam 5 times When Saddam finally answered said invasion
was not a big deal and not to worry Fahd called for Iraq to withdraw and offered talks
Aug 2 Iraq ordered all overseas Baathists to organize support for govt after Kuwait invasion
Aug 3 Last Kuwaiti resistance to Iraqi invasion ended
(Musings On Iraq review Desert Storm, Volume 1)
Aug 3 Iraqi troops crossed into Saudi territory three times by accident
Aug 3 Iraq ambassador to US denied Kuwait invasion happened Claimed it was internal
affair
Aug 3 Amnesty International said Iraqi army had arrested Iraqi exiles in Kuwait
Aug 3 Arab League said it would mediate dispute between Iraq and Kuwait after
invasion
Aug 3 2nd NSC meeting on Kuwait invasion Bush said he agreed with Thatcher that Iraq’s
actions could not stand and regional leaders were just talking about accepting the situation even though didn’t like it Natl Sec Adv Scowcroft said US would not accommodate Iraq Argued for sending military to MidEast to stop further Iraqi aggression Def Sec Cheney said Iraq was close to Saudi oil fields and if didn't take them would threaten them in the future Dep Sec State Eagleburger said US couldn’t allow seizing countries in post-Cold War world Joint Chiefs head Powell said US could bomb Iraq or deploy troops to protect Saudi Arabia CIA Dir Webster said Iraq would invade Saudi Arabia Powell didn’t believe that Agreed force would be used if necessary and sanctions would probably fail Bush ordered CIA to come up with destabilization plan against Saddam
(Musings On Iraq review from storm to Freedom, America’s Long War with Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq review The Bush Administrations and Saddam Hussein, Deciding on Conflict)
Aug 3 Bush met Saudi Ambassador to US Bandar and convinced him to support US
troops being sent to his country
Aug 3 King Hussein met Saddam Called for summit in Saudi Arabia Aug 5 to try to resolve
Kuwait invasion Iraq agreed
Aug 3 UK approved sanctions on Iraq
Aug 4 Bush met Kuwait emir Sabah and said US would free Kuwait and return emir
to power
(Musings On Iraq review The Bush Administrations and Saddam Hussein, Deciding on Conflict)
Aug 4 Joint statement by US and Soviet Union condemned Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait
and called for withdrawal
Aug 4 European Community imposed sanctions on Iraq for invasion of Kuwait
Aug 4 Iraq announced Provisional Government of Free Kuwait
Aug 4 King Hussein said Saddam was a patriot and wanted good Jordan-Iraq
relations
Aug 4 White House went over military plans in response to Kuwait invasion Included
200,000-250,000 troops deploying to Saudi Arabia Offensive operations would be possible in 8-12 months Bush ordered offensive plans but only after Saudis asked for help
(Musings On Iraq review from storm to Freedom, America’s Long War with Iraq)
Aug 4 Bush said goal of deploying US forces to Persian Gulf was to protect Saudi Arabia
Aug 4 Mukhabarat agents flown into Kuwait to run internal security
Aug 4 USSR Foreign Min Shevardnadze Sec State Baker joint statement condemned Iraq
aggression Called for global arms ban on Iraq
Aug 5 Iraq started withdrawing Republican Guard from Kuwait to Rumaila Basra Regular
army and popular army sent to secure Kuwai t
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 Bush called King Fahd Sent Sec Def Cheney to convince king to allow U.S. troops to
deploy to Saudi Arabia
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
(Musings On Iraq review from storm to Freedom, America’s Long War with Iraq)
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 5 Dep PM Ramadan went to Turkey Tried to get it to oppose sanctions Turkey said Iraq
should withdraw from Kuwait
Aug 5 PM Thatcher condemned Iraq invasion of Kuwait
Aug 6 UN Resolution 661 placed economic sanctions on Iraq for its invasion of
Kuwait
(Musings On Iraq review Invisible War, The United States And The Iraq Sanctions)
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 6 Iraq issued statement saying reports about its forces heading towards Saudi border
were false
Aug 6 Saddam met with US Charge De’Affaires Wilson Said he respected US interests
and was not going to attack Saudi Arabia Said invasion was to help Kuwaiti revolutionaries Said he never told Arab leaders he wouldn’t invade Kuwait He did Said Sabbah family finished in Kuwait
Aug 6 Bush met Thatcher Both agreed to confront Iraq
(Musings On Iraq review from storm to Freedom, America’s Long War with Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq review The Gulf Conflict 1990-1991, Diplomacy and War in the New World Order)
Aug 7 Iraq declared Kuwait a republic
Aug 7 Saddam gave victory speech for invading Kuwait Said Kuwait’s al-Sabahs didn't
stand with masses but foreigners and got what they deserved Talked about a new day for Arabs
(Musings On Iraq review the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait)
Aug 7 Saddam told aides that he didn’t fear war with US because all they would do is
bomb and rally Arab world behind Iraq
Aug 7 Bush announced Operation Desert Shield to deploy US troops to Saudi Arabia
(Musings On Iraq review from storm to Freedom, America’s Long War with Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq review The Bush Administrations and Saddam Hussein, Deciding on Conflict)
Aug 8 Iraq announced annexation of Kuwait Ali Hassan al-Majid made PM of Kuwait
Saddam considered this negotiating tactic hoping countries would give him concession to withdraw
Aug 8 Pres Bush said a line had been drawn in the sand at the Saudi-Kuwait border to
stop anymore Iraqi advances Called for immediate Iraq withdrawal from Kuwait
(Musings On Iraq review from storm to Freedom, America’s Long War with Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq review The Bush Administrations and Saddam Hussein, Deciding on Conflict)
(Musings On Iraq review Desert Storm, Volume 1)
Aug 8 Pres Mubarak gave his account of King Hussein-Saddam meeting Said he didn’t
accept a summit because King Hussein didn’t set any preconditions
Aug 8 1st US planes land to defend Saudi Arabia from Iraq
Aug 9 US forces arrived in Saudi Arabia to protect it from Iraq after invasion of Kuwait
(Musings On Iraq review from storm to Freedom, America’s Long War with Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq review Desert Storm, Volume 1)
Aug 9 Iraq went to summit in Saudi Arabia over Kuwait invasion Iraq refused to sit at same
table as Kuwaitis Said meeting should focus on US aggression after it sent troops to Saudi Arabia Saddam tried to link Kuwait to Palestinians Said he would withdraw from Kuwait if Syria withdrew from Lebanon and Israel from Palestine
Aug 9 UN Resolution 662 said that Iraq’s annexation of Kuwait was illegal
Aug 9 Turkey and Saudi Arabia closed pipelines to Iraq due to Kuwait invasion
Aug 9 Arab League agreed to UN sanctions on Iraq Endorsed US deployment to Saudi
Arabia Said it would send troops
Aug 9 Iraqi Amb to Greece said Iraq would use chemical weapons if it was attacked by US or
Israel
Aug 10 Arab League split over Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait Did vote to demand Iraq
withdrawal return of Sabah family to power troops to defend Saudi Arabia
Aug 10 Saddam speech called on Arabs and Muslims to rise up against the US in jihad
(Musings On Iraq interview with Univ of Penn’s Dr Samuel Helfont on Saddam and Islam)
(Musings On Iraq review of Compulsion In Religion, Saddam Hussein, Islam, and the Roots of Insurgencies in Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq review Saddam’s Word, Political Discourse In Iraq)
Aug 10 Gen Schwarzkopf approved US Air Force Instant Thunder that targeted Iraq’s oil
electricity communications along with Iraqi forces and defenses Air Force planners thought strategic bombing alone could defeat Iraq
(Musings On Iraq review Crusade, The Untold Story Of The Persian Gulf War)
(Musings On Iraq review Desert Storm, Volume 2: Operation Desert Storm and the Coalition Liberation of Kuwait 1991)
Aug 11 Saddam ordered Republican Guard to plan for seizing eastern Saudi Arabia
Aug 12 Saddam said all occupations should end including Israel-Palestine and
Syria-Lebanon to stave off criticism of Kuwait invasion Saddam also used it as negotiating tactic hoping for concessions in return for his withdrawal from Kuwait
(Musings On Iraq review Iraq in Wartime, Soldiering, Martyrdom, and Remembrance)
Aug 12 Were marches in Amman and Mafraq, Jordan, Sanaa in Yemen, Sidon in
Lebanon in support of Iraq and Saddam after Kuwait invasion
(Musings On Iraq review the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait)
Aug 12 British air unit arrived in Oman Egyptian division arrived in Saudi Arabia to protect
it from Iraq
Aug 12 Report Bush admin admitted that its policy of supporting Iraq ignoring abuses and
weapons programs failed
Aug 13 Iraq labeled foreign nationals in Iraq and Kuwait restrictees who couldn’t leave until
conflict over
Aug 13 Sec State Baker said US ready to interdict Iraqi oil shipments in Persian Gulf
Aug 14 Saddam wrote Iranian Pres Rafsanjani that Iraq would begin unilateral withdrawal of
its troops from Iranian territory Said 2 countries should go back to 1975 Algiers Agreement
Aug 15 Iraqi opposition in Iran claimed they could field 50,000 to fight Saddam
Aug 15 Iraq offered to fully implement UN Resolution 598 that ended Iran-Iraq War and
restore Shatt al-Arab Algiers Agreement to try to win favor with Iran while facing international criticism for invading Kuwait
Aug 16 US Navy gave orders to stop and search ships to enforce sanctions on Iraq
Aug 17 Iraq began withdrawing from disputed areas of Iran and released Iranian prisoners
held since Iran-Iraq War
Aug 17 Speaker Salah said foreign hostages would be placed at factories and military
installations as human shields
Aug 18 Iraq said foreign nationals in Iraq and Kuwait would be sent to strategic locations to
be human shields
Aug 18 UN Resolution 664 demanded Iraq release foreign nationals it held
Aug 18 Hussein Kamil met with nuclear scientist Jafar Told him with war pending with US
over Kuwait Iraq needed to use semi-enriched uranium it possessed to make a bomb Kamil wanted it finished by Feb 91
Aug 19 Saddam said he would release foreign nationals if US withdrew from Saudi Arabia
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
(Musings On Iraq review The Bush Administrations and Saddam Hussein, Deciding on Conflict)
(Musings On Iraq Review The United States And Iraq Since 1990, A Brief History With Documents)
Aug 20 Iraq withdrew from last piece of Iranian territory taken during Iran-Iraq War Meant
to secure east front
Aug 20 Iraq sent Dep PM Hammadi to USSR to try to convince Soviets to block US moves to
get UN to enforce embargo on Iraq
Aug 23 Saddam appeared on state TV with western hostages in Iraq Told them they were
being held to prevent war
Aug 24 PLO Foreign Minister Qaddumi said PLO supported Iraq against colonialists
Aug 25 UN Resolution 665 strengthened economic sanctions on Iraq for Kuwait invasion
(Musings On Iraq review Invisible War, The United States And The Iraq Sanctions)
Aug 25 Gen Schwarzkopf presented outline of Gulf War plan to Bush Said would take 8
months to finalize
Aug 28 Kuwait formally annexed as 19th province of Iraq
Aug 28 Saddam’s son in law Hussein Kamal told by army chief of staff Gen Khazraji that
war with US led coalition inevitable and Iraq would lose
Aug 28 Egypt’s Pres Mubarak attempted to mediate between Iraq and Kuwait
Aug 28 Saddam allowed western women and children hostages captured during Kuwait
invasion to go home
Aug 28 Secret Israel delegation went to US to discuss likely Iraqi attack on Israel if war began
Sep 1 Iraq began rationing to deal with sanctions
Sep 3 Defense Secretary Cheney told Senate Armed Services Committee White House
didn’t need anymore congressional authorization to take action vs Iraq
(Musings On Iraq review from storm to Freedom, America’s Long War with Iraq)
Sep 4 Sec State Baker told Congress Kuwait crisis wasn’t about oil from that country but
Saddam being able to dictate future of global economy
Sep 5 Saddam called for overthrowing Saudi and Egyptian govts for their opposition to
Kuwait invasion Said that Muslims should rise up in the name of Islam
(Musings On Iraq review Saddam’s Word, Political Discourse In Iraq)
Sep 6 King Fahd of Saudi Arabia promised $15 bil to help pay for Operation Desert
Storm to protect the kingdom from Iraq
Sep 7 Emir of Kuwait agreed to pay $15 bil to help pay for military operations in Saudi
Arabia to protect it from Iraq
Sep 7 Republican Guard withdrawn from Kuwait to form defensive line to protect Basra
Sep 9 Joint US-Soviet statement said that Iraq’s aggression in Kuwait would not stand
Sep 10 Iran and Iraq renewed relations as Saddam attempted to secure his eastern
border before Gulf War
Sep 11 Iraq released edited version of Saddam’s meeting with US Amb Glaspie Saddam
told Amb Glaspie Iraq would take military action vs Kuwait if it didn’t give into Iraq’s Demands
Sep 16 Bush said sanctions on Iraq would end when it withdrew from Kuwait and
released foreign hostages
(Musings On Iraq review from storm to Freedom, America’s Long War with Iraq)
Sep 16 UN Resolution 667 demanded Iraq release foreign nationals it detained in Kuwait
Sep 18 Iraq Army Chief of Staff Gen Khazraji told Saddam Iraq would lose any war with
US Saddam dismissed warning
(Musings On Iraq review Desert Storm, Volume 1)
Sep 18 Gen Schwarzkopf asked army planners to begin planning Gulf War
(Musings On Iraq review Crusade, The Untold Story Of The Persian Gulf War)
Sep 20 Saddam dismissed army chief of staff Gen Khazraji for saying Iraq would lose any
war with US
(Musings On Iraq review Desert Storm, Volume 1)
Sep 20 British intel report said lots of unknowns about Iraq’s ballistic missile program
Sep 21 Revolutionary Command Council said it would not retreat from Kuwait and ready
for mother of all battles
Sep 22 Iraq said if sanctions started to hurt it would attack Saudi Arabia and Israel
(Musings On Iraq review Iraq in Wartime, Soldiering, Martyrdom, and Remembrance)
Sep 23 Saddam threatened to destroy Middle East oil fields and attack Israel
Sep 24 Kurd, Shiite and Communist opposition parties claimed united front against
Saddam
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
Sep 24 Joint Chiefs head Powell briefed Bush arguing for sanctions over war with Iraq
Bush said he had to take action
(Musings On Iraq review The Bush Administrations and Saddam Hussein, Deciding on Conflict)
Sep 25 UN Resolution 670 imposed air embargo on Iraq to enforce sanctions
Oct 2 Report German companies built facilities and provided agents for Iraq’s WMD
program in 1980s Germany denied it helped with weapons Iraqi front companies bought equipment in Europe
(Musings On Iraq Origins Of Iraq’s WMD Programs)
(Musings On Iraq When The World Remembered It Armed The New Hitler Saddam)
Oct 4 Hosni Mubarak said Iraq and Israel had secret meetings in 1987 and 1989 facilitated
by US academic Laurie Mylroie
(Musings On Iraq Laurie Mylroie’s Convoluted Iraq-Terrorism Conspiracy Theory)
(Musings On Iraq Laurie Mylroie’s Iraq Conspiracy Theory Was Debunked By Captured Baath Documents)
Oct 5 Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz addressed UN saying Iraq wouldn’t compromise on
Kuwait
Oct 5 Soviet Arabist Primakov met with Saddam Suggested intl conference on Mideast to
deal with Palestine after Iraq withdrew from Kuwait
(Musings On Iraq review The Gulf Conflict 1990-1991, Diplomacy and War in the New World Order)
Oct 6 CENTCOM cmdr Gen Schwarzkopf given first draft of Kuwait war plan He was
unhappy with it and asked for more options
(Musings On Iraq review Desert Storm, Volume 2: Operation Desert Storm and the Coalition Liberation of Kuwait 1991)
Oct 9 Bush said willing to give sanctions chance but would not allow Iraq to annex Kuwait
(Musings On Iraq review from storm to Freedom, America’s Long War with Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq review The Bush Administrations and Saddam Hussein, Deciding on Conflict)
Oct 10 Congressional caucus held hearing where Kuwaiti girl claimed she saw Iraqi
soldiers take babies out of incubators and stole the equipment during invasion of Kuwait Story was false promoted by PR firm hired by Kuwait govt
Oct 10 Gen Schwarzkopf’s chief of staff presented 1st offensive Gulf War plan Was just an
outline
Oct 11 CENTCOM presented war plan to White House to expel Iraq from Kuwait Natl Sec
Adv Scowcroft asked why US planned frontal assault on Kuwait instead of flank attack After briefing Pentagon began planning for flank attack on Kuwait
Oct 11 Pres Bush decided to give up on sanctions and use force to expel Iraq from Kuwait
(Musings On Iraq review from storm to Freedom, America’s Long War with Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq review The Bush Administrations and Saddam Hussein, Deciding on Conflict)
Oct 14 Iran and Iraq officially restored diplomatic relations as Saddam tried to secure his
Eastern flank as war neared with US
Oct 18 Soviet Arabist Primakov went to US Proposed Mideast summit on Palestine if Iraq
withdrew from Kuwait Bush admin rejected idea Saw no reason to offer concessions to Iraq
(Musings On Iraq review The Gulf Conflict 1990-1991, Diplomacy and War in the New World Order)
Oct 19 Soviet diplomat Primakov told Bush Saddam would never back down from occupying
Kuwait
Oct 21 Joint Chiefs head Gen Powell told Gen Schwarzkopf he needed to plan for flank
attack on Iraqi forces in Kuwait
Oct 23 In response to France and Russia trying to end Kuwait crisis Iraq allowed French
nationals to leave Iraq and Kuwait
(Musings On Iraq review The Gulf Conflict 1990-1991, Diplomacy and War in the New World Order)
Oct 29 UN Security Council said overtures to Iraq had failed and talked about alternatives
but came up with nothing
Oct 29 Bush said US wouldn’t rule out use of force against Iraq for Kuwait invasion
(Musings On Iraq review from storm to Freedom, America’s Long War with Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq review The Bush Administrations and Saddam Hussein, Deciding on Conflict)
Oct 30 Bush decided to double number of US troops in Saudi Arabia Secretly approved air
war against Iraq to start Jan 90 followed by ground invasion Feb 90
(Musings On Iraq review from storm to Freedom, America’s Long War with Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq review The Bush Administrations and Saddam Hussein, Deciding on Conflict)
Nov 1 Bush authorized offensive planning and preparations for Gulf War
(Musings On Iraq review from storm to Freedom, America’s Long War with Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq review The Bush Administrations and Saddam Hussein, Deciding on Conflict)
(Musings On Iraq Review The United States And Iraq Since 1990, A Brief History With Documents)
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
(Musings On Iraq review from storm to Freedom, America’s Long War with Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq review The Bush Administrations and Saddam Hussein, Deciding on Conflict)
Nov 8 Sec State Baker met Gorbachev to win support for UN use of force resolution against
Iraq Gorbachev believed only threat of force would make Iraq withdraw
Nov 8 Soviets said they wanted political solution to invasion of Kuwait but use of force vs
Iraq couldn’t be ruled out
(Musings On Iraq review The Gulf Conflict 1990-1991, Diplomacy and War in the New World Order)
Nov 16 Saddam interview with Turkish TV Said Palestinian problem had to be solved before
Kuwait
(Musings On Iraq review The Gulf Conflict 1990-1991, Diplomacy and War in the New World Order)
Nov 18 Saddam said he would start releasing foreign nationals Iraq held by Christmas
Nov 22 Bush said those that were thinking about Iraq getting nuclear bomb in years could be
miscalculating and whenever he got one he was likely to use it
Nov 23 Bush said Saudis Egypt Syria agreed on UN resolution to allow use of force vs
Iraq for invasion of Kuwait
Nov 26 Report 1984 Germany companies helped build WMD plant and equip it 1985
German company built nerve gas plant in Fallujah Another built plant in Samarra 1987 Companies sent technicians to Iraq to help with agents for WMD Berlin warned about companies but did nothing
(Musings On Iraq Origins Of Iraq’s WMD Programs)
(Musings On Iraq When The World Remembered It Armed The New Hitler Saddam)
Nov 27 Gorbachev gave up on diplomatic effort to defuse Kuwait crisis and backed use of
force against Iraq
Nov 28 UN Resolution 677 set deadline of 1/15/91 for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait or
member states would use all possible means to implement UN resolutions that called for Iraq’s withdrawal from Kuwait
Nov 29 UN Resolution 678 gave Iraq until 1/15/91 to withdraw from Kuwait Authorized UN
members to use all means necessary to eject Iraq from Kuwait
Nov 29 Iraq released all the foreign hostages it held trying to sway world public opinion
Nov 29 Sec State Baker met French UK China USSR foreign ministers Endorsed trying one
more round of talks with Iraq
Nov 30 Bush said he invited Foreign Min Aziz to Washington for talks
Nov 30 Saddam asked how Iraq could not have coastline Accused UK of clipping off Iraq’s
access to sea by creating Kuwait
Dec 1 Saddam ordered arming of Iraq’s biological weapons
Dec 2 Iraq test fired 3 medium range missiles Meant to warn world about its military
capabilities after invading Kuwait
Dec 6 Iraq began issuing passports for Iranians to visit Shiites shrines in Iraq
Dec 6 Saddam said he would release all foreign hostages
Dec 15 Saddam told officials that US started war against Iraq in 1986 when it sold
weapons to Iran in Iran-Contra Affair
Dec 23 Report 1980 Iraq began setting up network of front companies to buy equipment for
nuclear bomb program Main focus building centrifuges to produce uranium Program suffered setbacks
Dec 23 Iraq deployed WMD munitions at three air bases
Dec 27 100 congressmen asked Bush to give Iraq sanctions chance to work
Dec 28 Yugoslav Foreign Min Loncar went to Iraq Met with Foreign Min Aziz Put forward
European Union idea for Iraq to negotiate with Europe instead of US Iraq rejected idea Said Europe just repeated US position
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 3 French MP Vauzelle met Saddam Claimed Saddam knew he was going to lose any war
but that he would go down as a hero
Jan 9 Sec State Baker met with Iraq Foreign Min Aziz Failed to end Kuwait crisis Bush sent
Baker to Baghdad to convince people he was trying all options to resolve Kuwait crisis Baker said Coalition technologically superior to Iraq in every way so couldn’t win war Baker warned Iraq not use to use WMD in upcoming Gulf War Baker tried to give Aziz a letter from Bush to Saddam but Aziz refused to take it Aziz said Iraq knew about America’s technology but Iraq would win war Dismissed Coalition Said any war would be US vs Iraq
Jan 9 Iraq said that if it was attacked it would strike Israel
(Musings On Iraq review from storm to Freedom, America’s Long War with Iraq)
(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
Jan 10 Congress began debate on Bush’s request to use force against Iraq in Kuwait
Jan 11 Saddam told Islamic conference US had all the advanced weapons but Iraq had
experience fighting
Jan 11 UN Sec Gen De Cuellar went to Iraq Said US blocked an Arab solution to Kuwait but
that didn’t include withdrawal from Kuwait Made De Cuellar wait for 2 days and go through other meetings before he could meet Saddam
Jan 12 Bush administration authorized by Congress to use force to make Iraq
withdraw from Kuwait
(Musings On Iraq review from storm to Freedom, America’s Long War with Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq review The Bush Administrations and Saddam Hussein, Deciding on Conflict)
(Musings On Iraq Review The United States And Iraq Since 1990, A Brief History With Documents)
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 Said Iraq could take
casualties but US could not
(Musings On Iraq review from storm to Freedom, America’s Long War with Iraq)
Jan 14 Iraq’s parliament endorsed Saddam’s authority to fight for 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 14 Report Iraq got uranium from France Russia Portugal Nigeria Argentina Brazil Italy
for its bomb program Needed enrichment plant for weapon Germany UK US sold it equipment for program Set up front companies and invested in others to get equipment Didn’t have enough centrifuges Didn’t have workable plan to build bomb light enough for missile
Jan 15 UN deadline for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait ended
Jan 15 Bush signed National Security Directive 54 authorizing war to expel Iraq from
Kuwait
(Musings On Iraq review from storm to Freedom, America’s Long War with Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq review The Bush Administrations and Saddam Hussein, Deciding on Conflict)
Jan 15 Saddam met Palestinians Told them he would lose upcoming war
Jan 15 UK PM Major said Saddam might become a target of his own people
Jan 15 Saddam met Palestinians Told them he would lose upcoming war
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