1933 Iraq asked France to impose treaty between two to
remove Assyrians from Syrian border and
disarm them
(Musings
On Iraq book review of The Tragedy of
the Assyrian Minority in Iraq)
(Musings
On Iraq book review State and Society
in Iraq)
1982 Iran Op Ramadan made fourth attack into Basra Iraq
counterattacked pushed Iranians back
again
(Musings
On Iraq book review of Iran-Iraq War
Volume 2: Iran Strikes back, June 1982-December 1986)
1986 US briefing said that Iraq might need more US help
because facing setbacks in Iran-Iraq War
(Musings
On Iraq book review The Saddam Tapes)
1987 Iraq For Min Aziz wrote UN saying Iraq welcomed
ceasefire proposal UN Res 598
(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)
2002 Blair cabinet meeting John Scarlett head of Joint Intel
Com said Saddam could only be
removed by invasion Sir Dearlove
head of MI6 said Washington decided war was inevitable Bush wanted to justify
invasion via terrorism and WMD Said that intelligence and facts were being used
to justify invasion Blair’s foreign policy adviser said Iraq was fourth most
dangerous country with WMD behind North Korea Iran and Libya Defense Staff head
Sir Boyce gave 3 options for British in Iraq 1 Offer bases to US 2 Add air navy
special forces 3 40,000 troops for invasion
(Musings
On Iraq article Chilcot Report Volume 2 Sec 3.3 Development of UK Iraq
Strategy and Options April to July 2002)
(Musings
On Iraq Chilcot Report Section 3.4 Development of UK Iraq Strategy and
Options, Late July to 14 September 2002)
(Musings
On Iraq Book Review The Report of the
Iraq Inquiry, Executive Summary)
2003 Bush said deaths of Qusay and Uday Hussein showed that
the old regime was gone and would
not return
2003 US released photos of Uday and Qusay to prove they were
killed in face of Iraqi rumors they were
alive
2003 Bremer said only matter of time before Saddam was
captured
2004 Ayatollah Sistani spoke against attacks on Christian
churches
2008 Kurdish List got Pres Talabani to veto draft provincial
election law that included equal division of
power in Kirkuk
(Musings
On Iraq article on veto of election law)
2012 ISI carried out 30 car bombs and other attacks across
20 cities as part of new Breaking Walls
Campaign that killed more than 115
2018 Protesters blocked highway in Dhi Qar and march in
Qadisiya broken up by ISF before it started
2018 Basra councilmen asked province to become autonomous
region in response to demonstrations
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