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1914 Gen Barrow at India Office said UK had to stop Turkish-Arab alliance and declaration
of jihad which could spread to Afghanistan and threaten India UK should make show of force in Shatt al-Arab to deter Arabs from backing Ottomans and if war started should seize Basra vilayet
(Musings On Iraq review Iraq In World War I, From Ottoman Rule to British Conquest)
(Musings On Iraq review When God Made Hell, The British Invasion of Mesopotamia and the Creation of Iraq, 1914-1921)
1920 Ramadi fell to British during 1920 Revolt
(Musings On Iraq review Reclaiming Iraq, The 1920 Revolution and the Founding of the Modern State)
1980 Khomeini issued message saying Iran was fighting for God vs Iraq Called on Iraqi soldiers to return to
Islam and not follow Saddam Called on Iraqis to rise up and overthrow Saddam
1980 Iran and Iraq temporarily stopped oil shipments due to attacks on each others’ facilities
1980 Saddam letter to UN Said Iran refused to recognize Iraqi territory and sovereignty to explain war
(Musings On Iraq review Iraq in Wartime, Soldiering, Martyrdom, and Remembrance)
1980 Muslim countries created committee to try to mediate Iran-Iraq War
1980 After 4 days of combat Iraq lost 16 planes vs 5 Iranian ones Another 24 Iraqi and 19 Iranian ones
damaged Was too high attrition rate Iraq ordered end to air raids upon Iran as a result
1980 Iraq began assault on Khorrmashahr in Khuzistan Took Qasr-e-Shirin across from Diyala
surrounded
(Musings On Iraq review Iran-Iraq War Volume 4: The Forgotten Fronts)
1981 Iran Op Samen ol-Ameh to break siege of Abadan began Infiltrated Iraqi lines and forced Iraqis to
retreat to Darkhovin in south 1st major Iranian victory
(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 review The Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988)
(Musings On Iraq review Iran-Iraq War, The Lion of Babylon, 1980-1988)
(Musings On Iraq review The Iran-Iraq War)
(Musings On Iraq review The Longest War, The Iran-Iraq Military Conflict)
(Musings On Iraq review The Iran-Iraq War Volume 1: The Battle for Khuzestan, September 1980-May 1982)
(Musings On Iraq review The Iran-Iraq War Volume 2: Iran Strikes back, June 1982-December 1986)
(Musings On Iraq review The Iran-Iraq War Volume 3: Iraq’s Triumph)
(Musings On Iraq review The Iran-Iraq War Volume 4: The Forgotten Fronts)
1981 International Atomic Energy Agency condemned Israel’s destruction of Osirak nuclear reactor and
suspended aid to Israel
1996 KDP announced it was forming its own cabinet to run Kurdistan without PUK
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurds, A Modern History)
2001 Bush told Def Sec Rumsfeld to plan for Iraq invasion but do it informally
(Musings On Iraq From 9/11 To The Invasion of Iraq: Analysis of Bush Administration Decision Making)
(Musings On Iraq Was Iraq An Imminent Threat To The West?)
(Musings On Iraq review Wanting War: Why the Bush Administration Invaded Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq review Leap of Faith, Hubris Negligence, and America’s Greatest Foreign Policy
Tragedy)
(Musings On Iraq Review Hubris, The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, And The Selling Of The Iraq War)
(Musings On Iraq review The Bush Administrations and Saddam Hussein, Deciding on Conflict)
(Musings On Iraq review The Next Attack, The Failure of the War on Terror and a Strategy for Getting it Right)
(Musings On Iraq review The Endgame, The Inside Story of the Struggle for Iraq, from
George W. Bush to Barack Obama)
2002 Bush met with 18 Congressmen to lobby them on Iraq Said he’d talked to military commanders and
they had no problem with regime change Said Iraq had WMD Building facilities to make more If it got uranium could build a bomb in 6 months Repeated British claim that Iraq could use WMD in 45 min
(Musings On Iraq Iraq One Of The Worst Intelligence Failures In US History)
(Musings On Iraq How US Intelligence Created An Iraqi Nuclear Threat In 2002)
(Musings On Iraq review Leap of Faith, Hubris Negligence, and America’s Greatest Foreign Policy Tragedy)
(Musings On Iraq review What Happened, Inside the Bush White House and Washington’s Culture of Deception)
(Musings On Iraq review The WMD Mirage, Iraq’s Decade of Deception and America’s False Premise for War)
2002 CIA Dir Tenet warned Bush not to use the Iraq could use WMD in 45 min claim because came from
questionable source
2002 Bush told press Al Qaeda could become an extension of Iraq and Iraq and Al Qaeda were both part of
war on terror Said each day Iraq could give WMD or a nuke to terrorists
(Musings On Iraq review Iraq’s Future The aftermath of regime change)
(Musings On Iraq review Wanting War: Why the Bush Administration Invaded Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq review What Happened, Inside the Bush White House and Washington’s Culture of Deception)
2002 Sec State Powell told Senate Foreign Relations Comm that Iraq-Niger uranium deal was proof had
nuke program Never happened Said Iraq tried to buy aluminum tubes for nuke program Were for rockets
(Musings On Iraq How US Intelligence Failed The Iraq-Niger Uranium Story)
(Musings On Iraq How A Contested Aluminum Tubes Story Became The Basis For War With Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq Review Hubris, The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, And The Selling Of The Iraq War)
2002 Def Sec Rumsfeld said Iraq had active WMD programs Said bulletproof confirmation of ties
between Iraq and Al Qaeda
2002 White House spokesman claimed Iraq trained Al Qaeda in chemical weapons
2002 Pentagon and intel officials questioned White House claims of Iraq-Al Qaeda ties in the press
2002 32 foreign policy experts ran full page ad in New York Times “War with Iraq is not in America’s
national interest”
2004 US arrested Gen Najm head of Iraqi National Guard in Diyala for ties to insurgency
2005 NSC report on Iraq Security better but insurgents adapting Not enough US troops PM Jaafari not
doing well
(Musings On Iraq review Overreach, Delusions of Regime Change In Iraq)
2005 Report Constitution created more problems than solved US got 15 Sunnis added to committee
Pushed for quick passage because wanted to withdraw in 2006 Drafting constitution became political battle rather than reconciliation Sunnis excluded when group of Shiites and Kurds took over draft Made most decisions in private without sharing with other members Sunnis refused to sign draft Ad hoc group sent constitution for approval anyway Constitution didn’t resolve controversial issues
(Musings On Iraq How Faults With Iraq’s Constitution Undermines The Country, Interview with Constitutional Scholar Zaid Al-Ali)
(Musings On Iraq review The Struggle For Iraq’s Future, How Corruption, Incompetence and Sectarianism Have Undermined Democracy)
2006 NSC report Interior Ministry carrying out extra judicial killings
2006 Anbar Awakening meeting in Ramadi Issued 11 point program Called for talks with
Baathists reviewing ISF Securing highway through Anbar Stand against terrorism No arms unless okayed by govt Condemned tribes working with insurgents Wanted to rebuild economy Strengthen sheikhs Respect rule of Law New Anbar govt
(Musings On Iraq Demise, But Not Death of Al Qaeda In Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq How A Change In Perceptions Led To The Anbar Awakening)
(Musings On Iraq interview with author Carter Malkasian on Anbar Awakening)
(Musings On Iraq review Confronting Al Qaeda, The Sunni Awakening and American Strategy In Al Anbar)
(Musings On Iraq review The Marines Take Anbar, The Four-Year Fight Against Al Qaeda)
(Musings On Iraq review Illusions of Victory, The Anbar Awakening And The Rise Of The Islamic State)
(Musings On Iraq review The Sheriff of Ramadi, Navy SEALS and the Winning of Anbar)
2006 US brigade from 1st Armored Div extended tour in Ramadi by 6 weeks Would be crucial to support
Awakening and secure city
2006 Bush forced to release parts of secret intel report after it was leaked to the press on international
terrorism that said Iraq was creating new generation of jihadists and created resentment in Muslim world against US
2006 UN report said that Iraq war providing recruits and training for Al Qaeda Said inspiring Taliban Said
new IEDs used in Iraq were found in Afghanistan less than month after first use
2007 Transparency International report found Iraq 3rd most corrupt country in world Same as in 2006
(Musings On Iraq Iraqi Corruption)
(Musings On Iraq Corruption In Iraq An Interview With Stuart Bowen Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction)
(Musings On Iraq Iraq’s Trouble Fighting Corruption Interview With Vincent Foulk Former US Anti-Graft Official)
2008 Refugees International said Maliki govt ignored refugees Said not committing any money for aid and
only cared about pressuring them to come home Many refugees still afraid to come back to Iraq
2009 PM Maliki released 23 Asaib Ahl Al-Haq members in deal where group said it would
renounce violence and wound run in 2010 election Didn’t do either
(Musings On Iraq League Of Righteous Breaks Off talks With Baghdad)
(Musings On Iraq Asaib Ahl Al-Haq From A Breakaway Sadr Militia To Defenders Of Iraq)
2010 Bin Laden wrote Libyan Al Qaeda member reputed story by Al Qaeda security chief Adil
about early cooperation between him and Zarqawi Adil claimed Zarqawi met bin Laden and Zawahiri in 1999 and agreed to work together Bin Laden said not true Zawahiri also wasn’t member in 1999
2010 Report Oil Ministry asked oil companies if they wanted to help pay for upgrading
infrastructure Iraq needed several billion $ Wanted to build pipelines to Syria Turkey and in Basra
2011 State of Law MP blamed recent ISI bombings on Baathists Claimed were Baathists in ISF
2011 VP Hashemi bodyguards killed army general in Baghdad Each given $3000 afterward
2011 Report US reconstruction led to corruption in Iraq because of lack of oversight mismanagement CPA
created anti-corruption agencies but didn’t fit govt structure Board of Supreme Audit and Inspector Generals had to submit cases to Integrity Commission to review before sent to court Judiciary then has to review before prosecution Integrity Comm relied on Inspector Generals for most investigations when they had little power Board of Supreme Audit went through budget Integrity Comm investigates govt Inspector Generals check ministries Parliament supposed to check govt but didn’t Anti-corruption officials assassinated and attacked Govt went after anti-corruption agencies Politicians always talked about fighting corruption but did nothing 07 PM Maliki said he was against investigating govt Tried to put Dawa members into anti-corruption groups Maliki allegedly issued order to stop Integrity Comm from sending cases to court against high officials Adviser to Maliki demanded cases be withdrawn Maliki demanded all corruption cases get his approval before sent to court Integrity Comm refused Supreme Court told it to follow Maliki’s order Maliki tried to get rid of specific anti-corruption officials VP Abdul Mahdi also blocked cases Many heads of Integrity Comm resigned because nothing done 2011 Integrity Comm and Board of Supreme Audit found 100s of shell companies created by ruling parties and high officials to steal money Ministries and state owned enterprises signed deals with shell companies on major contracts Led to little actual work Maliki blocked case from going to court May 2011 Maliki accused Trade Bank of Iraq director of corruption Maliki used that to gain control of bank Corruption charges against Election Comm also used to control it After Election Comm head refused to go along with Maliki’s demands after 2011 election Maliki accused him of corruption Article 136 (b) allowed ministers to block investigations Parliament never passed laws to improve anti-corruption bodies Maliki told Inspector Generals they had to do all investigations Were under control of ministers which meant they could block work Courts under political influence
(Musings On Iraq Corruption In Iraq An Interview With Stuart Bowen Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction)
(Musings On Iraq Iraq’s Trouble Fighting Corruption Interview With Vincent Foulk Former US Anti-Graft Official)
2013 Report KRG owed Dana Gas $380-$390 mil for fuel delivered
2013 Report Asaib Ahl Al-Haq got $5 mil/mo from Iran Openly supported Ayatollahs Khomeini and
Khamenei
(Musings On Iraq Asaib Ahl Al-Haq From A Breakaway Sadr Militia To Defenders Of Iraq)
2014 Report Hashd cut off water to Sunni areas Bulldozed 100s of homes Carried out mass arrests
Ordered people to leave in Latifiya Baghdad
2014 Report Asaib Ahl Al-Haq carried out sectarian attacks in Latifiya Baghdad Population
dropped from 200,000 to 50,000 Accused of executions and blowing up homes Jun Hashd took away 137 men 30 found dead Hashd Police Army accused of kidnappings
2014 Report Soldiers at Camp Saqlawiya Anbar were running out of ammo and supplies Called
commanders MPs NGOs for help Didn’t get any More than 100 soldiers captured by IS when camp fell
(Musings On Iraq The Latest Military Fiasco In Iraq The Fall of Camp Saqlawiya, Anbar)
2016 Report 6 of 7 oil companies working in KRG owed money Gulf Keystone said non-payment
and oil prices biggest concern of working in KRG Genel Energy and Oryx Petroleum not paid Jul-Aug DNO not paid for Jun oil sales Gas Plus Kalakhan only company paid in Jul but not paid in Aug Was big drop in oil prices and KRG revenue which led to non-payments Feb Natural Resource Min said it would make regular payments to companies plus 5% for past debts Didn’t happen As ran into problems ministry reported less on oil
2017 Pres Barzani said ready to talk about independence from Iraq with Abadi govt Said might take
1-2 yrs
(Musings On Iraq War of Words Continues Between Baghdad and Irbil After KRG Referendum)
2017 Report Turkish Pres Erdogan accused KRG of treachery for independence referendum
2017 MP said 2nd dep speaker of parliament would
be dismissed because voted in KRG independence referendum
2017 MP from Citizens’ Bloc called on Speaker to remove all Kurdish MPs for KRG independence
referendum
2017 PM Abadi said if KRG released info on oil revenue placed oil under Baghdad control KRG could get
share of budget grants loans
(Musings On Iraq What’s Next For Kurdistan After The Referendum?)
(Musings On Iraq review The Great Betrayal, How America Abandoned The Kurds And Lost The Middle East)
(Musings On Iraq review Quicksilver War, Syria, Iraq and the Spiral of Conflict)
2017 Turkey’s For Min said KDP’s representative to Ankara could not return to country after KRG
referendum
2017 ISF and tribal Hashd launched op to free Rawa Anbar ISF moved on Qaim along Syrian
border in Anbar
2020 Karaib Hezbollah leader said it would crush US troops in Iraq Came after reports Abdul
Mahdi govt warned Hashd about continued attacks on US
(Musings On Iraq Instrument Of Iran’s Power In Iraq And Syria Kataib Hezbollah)
2020 Report Iran’s Pres Ruhani met with Iraq’s Foreign Min Hussein Said US presence in Iraq
harmed stability Said duty of every country to remove US presence
2021 Report Candidates illegally used govt buildings and vehicles for campaigns Gave out clothes and
generators in return for votes Hashd faction told men they had to bring in voter cards or be fired
2021 Election Comm said it would calculate voter turnout by number of people with voter cards not
number of eligible voters Meant to boost % which was predicted to be at a record low
2021 Oil Min called for KRG to export 250,000 bar/day of oil for govt or send cash equivalent as
required by budget PM Kazemi was sending KRG monthly budget payments so no reason to comply
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