1960 Iraq Iran Kuwait Saudi Arabia Venezuela meeting in
Baghdad created
OPEC
1980 Iran’s Chief of Staff of military said it no longer
abided by 1975 Algiers
Agreement
with Iraq over Shatt al-Arab border
1980 Iran’s Pres Bani Sadr and
PM Rajai flying in helicopter along Iran-Iraq border
was fired upon
by an Iraqi MiG Iraq didn't know who was in the helicopter
2001 Bush told Blair that there might be an Iraq-Al Qaeda
connection
(Musings
On Iraq article on how Bush admin went from 9/11 to Iraq invasion)
2001 Fmr CIA Dir Woolsey said Saddam could be working with
Al Qaeda
2001 Amer Enter Inst press conference had Iraq conspiracy
theorist Mylroie claimed Iraq
behind Al Qaeda and 9/11David Wurmser
said US had to focus on Iraq Michael Ledeen said US had to back INC
2001 Iraq conspiracy theorist Mylroie on Fox’s O’Reilly
Factor said Iraq behind 1993
World Trade Center Bombing Said
getting rid of bin Laden good but Saddam was more important
(Musings
On Iraq article on Mylroie’s Iraq conspiracy theories)
2002 Bush said Iraq had scientists infrastructure and buying
equipment to enrich
uranium to build
nuclear bomb in a year
2003 Cheney on Meet The Press said that Iraq had WMD and
relationship with Al Qaeda
dating back to 90s Said what US
found since invasion proved Iraq had WMD capabilities Found mobile WMD labs
Cheney had been briefed in July by Iraq Survey Group head Kay that no mobile
WMD labs had been found Cheney said if Iraq had gotten fissile material it
could have built a nuclear bomb in months to a year Said that Iraq’s WMD and
nuclear programs would be found Claimed that 9/11 hijacker Atta met with Iraqi
intelligence in Prague in 2001 Story had been disproven by CIA and FBI Cheney
said Iraq involved in 1993 World Trade Center bombing Story based upon Iraq
conspiracy theorist Laurie Mylroie Cheney said democracy in Iraq would be blow
against base of anti-western terrorism in the world Cheney said US didn’t need
more troops in Iraq and security improving
(Musings
On Iraq article on mobile labs story)
(Musings
On Iraq article on Mylroie’s Iraq conspiracy theories)
2003 Report Iraqi scientists said nuclear program scrapped
in 90s during UN inspections
2003 Poll 52% of US respondents supported Bush’s Iraq
policies down 23% since war
ended
2004 Al Qaeda in Iraq car bomb hit Baghdad police station Killed
59 wounded almost
100
2005 Baghdad bombings killed 150 and injured more than 500
2006 Anbar Emergency Council presented program Wanted new
elections for Anbar
hiring tribesmen into ISF condemned
terrorism Wanted talks with Baathists Rebuild provincial economy
(Musings
On Iraq article on Anbar Awakening)
(Musings
On Iraq book review of Confronting Al
Qaeda, The Sunni Awakening and American Strategy In Al Anbar)
(Musings
On Iraq book review of The Marines
Take Anbar, The Four-Year Fight Against Al Qaeda)
2006 US military spokesman said that violence had increased
in Baghdad despite Operation
Together
Forward II 22 killed by death squads 60 bodies found day before
2007 SecDef Gates said US could get down to 100,000 troops
by end of 08 Petraeus
complained
too fast
2007 ISI claimed responsibility for killing Anbar Salvation Council
head Sheikh Abu
Risha
2012 New Baghdad-Irbil oil export/revenue sharing deal
announced
2017 Parliament voted to dismiss Kirkuk Governor Karim over
his support for KRG
Independence referendum Gov Karim
said he wouldn't step down Said Iraqi law didn’t allow parliament to dismiss
him
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