1914 Start of Battle of Qurna between British and Ottoman
British attacked but beaten back
1967 Arif govt issued new press law restricting freedom of
the media
1996 Iran admitted to Iraq smuggling oil through its
territory violating UN sanctions and promised
action against it
1999 UN Res 1280 extended Oil for Food program
2001 PM Blair told Bush he was not opposed to removing
Saddam
(Musings
On Iraq article Chilcot Report Sec 3.1 Development of UK Strategy and
Options on Iraq, 9/11 to Early January 2002)
2002 Iraq officials cooperated with UN inspectors at
surprise search of one of Saddam’s Baghdad
palaces
(Musings
On Iraq article UN Inspectors Were Right Iraq Was Not A Threat)
(Musings
On Iraq article Iraq’s Rejection of UN Inspectors Led To Mistrust Over WMD
and 2003 Invasion)
2004 3 members of Ansar al-Islam arrested for planning to
assassinate PM Allawi
2004 Bush called speech writer Gerson saying he wanted to
change US foreign policy to promoting
democracy Iraq at forefront
(Musings
On Iraq book review Iraq’s Future The
aftermath of regime change)
2006 Bush said that withdrawing from Iraq was not realistic
National Sec Adv Hadley on NBC said
that withdrawing was the same as
cutting and running and the president rejected that US strategy at the time was
to train Iraqi forces to take over security and withdraw Showed disconnect
between strategy and how Bush envisioned war
(Musings
On Iraq article on pre-Surge US Iraq strategy)
2006 Report Def Sec Rumsfeld memo said US strategy in Iraq
not working and needed new one Said
administration had to lower public
expectations of what US could do in Iraq Was frustrated with Iraqis Said Iraq
needed to do more Laid out plans for either withdrawing troops or redeploying
them within Iraq Said US should think of setting benchmarks for Iraq Went
against public statements of US govt against withdrawals and benchmarks
2006 Report doctor at Baghdad hospital said staff had been
infiltrated by Mahdi Army Patients were
mysteriously dying and then records
lost or changed Thought they were being murdered and orders were coming from
Sadr controlled Health Min
(Musings
On Iraq book review Voices From Iraq,
A People’s History, 2003-2009)
2007 ISI’s Abu Omar al-Baghdadi issued tape announcing
campaign against Awakening
(Musings
On Iraq book review The Caliphate At
War, Operational Realities and Innovations of the Islamic State)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Illusions of
Victory, The Anbar Awakening And The Rise Of The Islamic State)
2008 Presidential Council passed Status of Forces Agreement
with US setting withdrawal date for
US forces 12/31/11
2008 Baghdad-Irbil oil talks broke down KRG refused to
cancel its oil contracts and demnded share
of oil revenues Oil Min Shahristani
refused
(Musings
On Iraq article on break down of Baghdad-KRG oil talks)
2011 PM Maliki accused Turkey of meddling in Iraqi affairs
as relations deteriorate between two
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