1932 Executive Committee of the Shias in Iraq issued
Manifesto saying monarchy discriminated
against Shiites Called on England
to remove monarchy and empower Shiites
1958 Jordan began talks with Iraq for a federation in
response to Egypt and Syria’s United Arab Republic
1979 Ayatollah Baqir al-Sadr declared 3 day holiday for
Najaf hawza after Iranian Revolution
1981 Iraq offered Iran a ceasefire at Non-Aligned Movement
conference Iran rejected offer
1983 Iranian Op Fajr al-Nasr officially ended Regained 100
sq mi of Iranian territory Iran 5000 dead 12000
wounded 1000 captured Iraq lost
2000 dead
1986 Iraq counterattack vs Iran’s Op Wa al-Fajr 8 in Fao
Peninsula pushed Iranians back
1986 Iraq authorized use of chemical weapons to repel Iran’s
Op Wa al-Fajr 8
1986 Iraq blamed US for not providing intel on Iranian
offensive
(Musings
On Iraq book review of Iran-Iraq
War Volume 2: Iran Strikes back, June 1982-December 1986)
1987 Ayatollah Khomeinei called war a holy crusade that had
to end in victory Pres Khamenei said
that aim of war was to punish Iraq
and overthrow Saddam
(Musings
On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War)
(Musings
On Iraq interview with author Tom Cooper on Iran-Iraq War)
(Musings
On Iraq book review The
Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Iran-Iraq
War, The Lion of Babylon, 1980-1988)
(Musings
On Iraq book review The
Iran-Iraq War)
1990 Bush sent Undersecretary of State Kelly to Baghdad to
discuss improving Iraq-US relations
1990 Saddam told Undersecretary of State Kelly that US could
dominate Middle East with decline of Soviet
Union Saddam said that he wanted to
work with US but wanted to be sure Bush was not just going to follow Israel
1991 Saddam speech said that Iraqis would be victorious in
war and Bush humiliated himself by attacking
2000 Iraq announced UN weapons inspectors would not be
allowed back into country
(Musings
On Iraq article on UN weapons inspections)
2002 UK Amb to US Meyer said Bush’s Axis of Evil speech made
more in US think about war vs Iraq
2002 Fmr CIA Dir Woolsey told Pentagon about Iraqi defector
with intel on Iraq’s WMD provided by INC
2003 Powell claimed bin Laden complaining about effect of
sanctions on Iraqi people showed Baghdad
aligned with Al Qaeda and terrorism
2003 UK Amb to US said that Bush admin was ready for war by
March with or without UN approval
2003 CIA Dir Tenet told Senate Iraq had WMD and was hiding
them from UN inspectors
(Musings
On Iraq article on UN weapons inspections)
2003 CIA Dir Tenet told Senate Intel Comm Iraq tried to buy
aluminum tubes for its nuke program
(Musings
On Iraq article on the aluminum tubes story)
2003 CIA Dir Tenet told Senate Iraq harboring Zarqawi an Al
Qaeda associate Iraq trained Al Qaeda
operatives
2003 CIA senior Africa analyst said that Iraq-Niger uranium docs
looked like fakes
(Musings
On Iraq article on Iraq-Niger uranium story)
2003 Bin Laden released tape saying Iraqi people had to
resist U.S. invasion and called Baath infidels
2003 UnderSecState Grossman testified to Senate Foreign
Relations Comm on postwar Iraq plans Didn’t
give any details Grossman told
Senate US would only stay in Iraq as long as necessary Said 4 phases to postwar
Iraq 1st stability 2nd handing authority to Iraqis 3rd
New constitution 4th electing new Iraqi govt Told Senate US would
not create a govt in exile before invasion Said committees would be formed to
create new Iraq Iraqi institutions would still be running to help govern
country Claimed White House authorized Future of Iraq Project as roadmap for
Iraq Had been discarded by Pentagon
2003 UnderSecDef Feith told Senate Iraqi oil would pay for
all reconstruction and running govt Said US
would not impose any leaders or
govt on Iraq
2003 Former CENTCOM commander Gen Zinni testified to Senate
Foreign Relations Committee on
postwar Iraq Said U.S. had to
maintain law and order peacekeeping civil unrest had to be stopped and prevent
revenge develop local police
2004 Suicide bombing on army recruitment center in Baghdad
killed 36
2006 Former head of US training mission for Iraqi army Gen
Eaton said effort set back by initial poor
planning that didn't prioritize
creating new Iraqi forces
(Musings
On Iraq article on pre-Surge US Iraq strategy)
2006 Sadr threatened to withdraw from United Iraqi Alliance
if list didn’t support Jaafari as premier
2007 US military report said Iranian Rev Guard Quds Force
providing EFPs money training weapons to
Iraqi militias Used Mehran and
Mandali border crossings to deliver equipment Claimed 170 US dead and 620
wounded by Iranian supplied EFPs
(Musings
On Iraq interview with Galen Wright of Arkenstone blog on Iranian
arms shipments to Iraqi militias)
2009 Iran’s Foreign Minister came to Baghdad to mediate
between Dawa and SIIC
2010 Iraqi Special Forces with US advisers raided Kataib
Hezbollah in Maysan killing 8 Iraqi politicians
condemned raid After raid Maliki
ordered all raids be authorized by him personally Led several ISF commands to
suspend ops with US
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