This Day In Iraqi History – Nov 6

1914 British troops landed at Fao, Basra starting war against Ottomans in Mespotamia

1990 SecState Baker convinced China to abstain on UN resolution to allow use

            of force against Iraq for Kuwait invasion

1994 Iran fired SCUD missiles at Mujahadeen e-Khalq camp in Iraq

2002 UN told that Iraq cut back on oil smuggling but still continuing in violation of

            UN sanctions

2002 Powell got ok from Rice to make deal with France on UN resolution to allow UN inspections

            in Iraq

2003 Congress authorized $18.4 bil for Iraq reconstruction

2003 Bush speech If democracy failed in Iraq would be win for terrorism and bad for Middle East

2003 Report Saddam offered to allow US troops to search country for WMD before invasion

2004 Fallujah police collapsed after night attack by insurgents

2005 Report Feb 2002 DIA said Al Qaeda captive Ibn al-Shaykh al-Libi was misleading in

            statements about Iraq-Al Qaeda cooperation

2005 Al Qaeda’s Libi continued to be source of Bush admin statements about Iraq-

            Al Qaeda ties after it was believed he was making things up

2005 Report Italian intel SISMI appeared to be source for both US & UK claim that

            Iraq tried to buy uranium from Niger/Africa

2005 SISMI got fake docs from informer Rocco Martino on alleged Iraq-Niger uranium

            deal and then passed intel to other countries

2006 Rumsfeld memo to White House Iraq not working and needed change

2015 Friday sermon Sistani rep said Abadi’s reforms should not be blocked

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