1919 Churchill wrote PM Lloyd George saying were too many
troops in Mesopotamia that
could crush its finances
(Musings
On Iraq article on Churchill’s views on Mesopotamia)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Inventing Iraq:
The Failure of Nation Building and a History Denied)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Churchill’s
Folly, How Winston Churchill Created Modern Iraq)
1920 UK Col Leachman killed by Sheikh Dhari in Fallujah
helping to spread 1920 revolt to the west
1920 British military cmdr Sir Haldane criticized High
Commissioner Wilson for failing to arrest notables in
Baghdad that supported 1920 Revolt
1920 British forces ordered to withdraw from Baquba to
Baghdad leaving city to tribal fighters during 1920
Revolt
(Musings
On Iraq book review of Reclaiming
Iraq, The 1920 Revolution and the Founding of the Modern State)
1933 Soldiers buried 315 Assyrians killed in Sumail raped
women survivors they found
(Musings
On Iraq book review of The Tragedy of
the Assyrian Minority in Iraq)
(Musings
On Iraq book review State and Society
in Iraq)
1968 New Baath government of Pres Bakr said it was committed
to uniting Iraq and Egypt
1976 Soviet-Iraq arms deal announced worth over $1 bil included
600 T-62s and T-64 tanks, 100 Mig-23s,
SAM-6 and SCUD missiles and more
Deal included giving Russia secret access to Iraqi air bases
1981 Iran made first claim Iraq used poison gas in war
1982 In response to Iran’s failed attack upon Basra Saddam
declared 50 sq mi exclusion zone around Kharg
Island Iran’s major oil port Saddam
hoped attacks on oil tankers would put pressure on Iran to negotiate Iran
replied by setting up its own exclusion zone 60 mi along its entire coast
(Musings
On Iraq book review Iraqi Mirages, The Dassault Mirage Family In Service
With The Iraqi Air Force, 1981-1988)
1986 Iraqi jets flew 550 miles to attack 20 tankers at Sirri
Island where Iran had transferred loading oil due
to Iraqi attacks upon Kharg Island
main terminal 3 ships hit Iraq got air support from Kuwait and Saudis to reach
island
(Musings
On Iraq book review Iraqi Mirages, The Dassault Mirage Family In Service
With The Iraqi Air Force, 1981-1988)
1988 Pres Khamenei speech claimed Iran won Iran-Iraq War
(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 Saddam said all occupations should end including
Israel-Palestine and Syria-Lebanon to stave off
criticism of Kuwait invasion
1990 Marches in Amman and Mafraq Jordan Sanaa in Yemen Sidon
in Lebanon in support of Iraq and
Saddam after Kuwait invasion
(Musings
On Iraq review the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait)
1995 Saddam’s son-in-law Hussein Kamal held news conference
in Jordan saying he would overthrow
Saddam after defecting
1995 Ali Hassan al-Majid said clan condemned defection of
Hussein Kamal to Jordan Said clan had decided
to spill his blood
2002 Iraq invasion plans leaked to Time Supported Rumsfeld’s
ideas of a small force or supporting an Iraqi
revolt Rumsfeld allies told Time
that Iraq would be simple and quick and that US military questioned using a
large invasion force
(Musings
On Iraq article on how arguments over Iraq invasion were fought through
press leaks)
(Musings
On Iraq book review of Shaping the
Plan for Operation Iraqi Freedom, The Role of Military Intelligence Assessment)
2002 Kissinger OpEd in Wash Post Said he supported Bush for
confronting Saddam but needed to build
domestic and intl support
2002 UnderSecDef Feith sent Rumsfeld memo to create an exile
armed force to help with invasion 6,000
names submitted 600 passed vetting
Only 76 graduated
2002 UK Defense Min report to PM Blair Bush had authorized
military for action against Iraq
(Musings
On Iraq Chilcot Report Section 3.4 Development of UK Iraq Strategy and
Options, Late July to 14 September 2002)
2004 US forces surrounded Mahdi Army in Imam Ali shrine and
Najaf cemetery 2nd Battle of Najaf
2004 Fighting between Iraqi and US forces vs Mahdi Army
killed 68 civilians in Kut Wasit
(Musings
On Iraq article on 2nd battle of Najaf)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Battle For The
City Of The Dead)
(Musings
On Iraq book review US Marines in Battle An-Najaf August 20014)
2004 Wash Post said it ran many articles questioning Bush
admin case for Iraq war but didn't get on front
page like pro-war stories
2006 Report audit of Iraq’s finances by Ernest & Young
found system a wreck Iraqi ministries and offices
counted sums differently Put funds
into wrong accounts Couldn’t accurately report how much oil exported
2015 Pres Masum said parliament should keep one VP since
position was in constitution PM Abadi called
for end of VP positions Aug 11 Was
part of Abadi’s reforms but actually budget cuts
(Musings
On Iraq interview with Reidar Visser on PM Abadi’s reform program)
2017 Former Basra Govt Nasrawi fled to Iran to escape
corruption charges
2018 Protesters blocked Safwan border crossing to Kuwait in
Basra
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