Review David Malone, The International Struggle Over Iraq, Politics in the UN Security Council 1980-2005, Oxford University Press, 2006

  

The International Struggle Over Iraq is a study by David Malone of the relationship between the United Nations, its permanent members and Iraq from the Iran-Iraq War to the U.S. occupation. The book is up and down in parts but the conclusions are sound. The author argues that from the 1980s-90s the U.N. was increasingly effective in dealing with Iraq because the great powers agreed on using it as a tool in their foreign policy but afterwards the U.S. and U.K. acted increasingly on their own sidelining the organization until it was largely irrelevant although Malone wouldn’t agree with that last point.

This Day In Iraqi History - Mar 6 Shah and Bakr govt signed agreement on Shatt al-Arab waterway Iran cut off aid to Barzani and his revolt collapsed

 

1922 King Faisal threatened to end Anglo-Iraq treaty talks if term mandate wasn’t dropped from Iraq

(Musings On Iraq review Supremacy And Oil, Iraq, Turkey, and the Anglo-American World Order, 1918-1930)

Iraq Starts Shutting Down Its Oil Industry Due To Iran War

  

Iraq Oil Report had an article on what everyone expected to happen. The Oil Ministry started major production cuts amongst southern oil fields. A Basra Oil Company official said the government may cut output from over 4 million barrels a day down to just 1 million. Kurdistan has already halted all of its production.

This Day In Iraqi History – Mar 5 Sec Def Cheney said US would not be able to hold Gulf War coalition together if it marched on Baghdad and overthrew Saddam

 

1917 British forces started march on Baghdad from Kut

(Musings On Iraq review Enemy On The Euphrates, The Battle For Iraq 1914-1921)

(Musings On Iraq review When God Made Hell, The British Invasion of Mesopotamia and the Creation of Iraq, 1914-1921)

Iraq’s Economy Could Collapse During Iran War

  

Iraq is the most oil dependent country in the world. It’s entire economy is now under threat due to the war with Iran.

This Day In Iraqi History - Mar 4 1991 Revolt spread to Kurdistan

 

1916 Gen Townshend cmdr of besieged Kut force told command that he overestimated his supplies and

            could only hold out until end of March

Iraq’s Oil Economy Threatened By Iran Conflict

  

As the war with Iran enters its third day Iraq continues to be impacted. There were continued strikes within its territory while the country’s oil industry is coming under threat which may undermine the state.