This Day In Iraqi History – Oct 18

1980 Pres Carter called on Iraq to withdraw from Iran Carter was trying to get

            US hostages held by Tehran released

1984 Iran launched Op Dawn 7 to recapture the city of Mehran Won back some

            Iranian territory

2001 CIA report on story that Iraq tried to buy uranium from Niger Said Iraq

didn’t have facilities to process uranium

2001 WSJ OpEd by ex-CIA Dir Woolsey said Iraq behind 9/11

2002 Sec of Def Rumsfeld told Under Sec of Def Feith to create postwar planning

            office for Iraq Cancelled few days later

2002 Cancellation came from White House that didn’t want postwar planning

            because could derail invasion

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