Brent Scowcroft

Events (48)

• November 4, 1975 and After: ’Halloween Massacre’ Places Rumsfeld, Cheney in Power 1975-11-04
• March 20, 1989 and After: Dick Cheney Becomes Secretary of Defense 1989-03-20
• October 10, 1990 and After: Fabricated Story of Iraqi Atrocities Sparks Outrage among US Lawmakers, Citizens 1990-10-10
• After January 20, 2001: Cheney to Push for Invasion of Iraq for Political Reasons, Personal Vendettas 2001-01-20
• (1:15 p.m.) September 11, 2001: Neoconservative Writer Ledeen Connects 9/11 Attacks with 1991 Decision Not to Overthrow Iraq’s Hussein 2001-09-11
• Before 9:00 a.m. September 11, 2001: Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska Is Directing Global Guardian Training Exercise 2001-09-11
• (Shortly After 9:03 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Crew Members on Military Command Post Aircraft Informed that the US Is under Attack, but Think This Is an Exercise Simulation 2001-09-11
• October 16, 2001: Bush Policy Adviser: US Must Build a Coalition to Succeed in Middle East 2001-10-16
• November 8, 2001: Bush Foreign Policy Adviser Says Al-Qaeda Far More Imminent Problem than Iraq 2001-11-08
• August 4, 2002: Scowcroft Warns That Invading Iraq Could Destabilize Middle East, ‘Destroy War on Terror’ 2002-08-04
• August 6, 2002: Prominent Neoconservative Wants to Turn Middle East into ‘Cauldron’ of Violence 2002-08-06
• August 15, 2002: Scowcroft: ‘Don’t Attack Saddam’ 2002-08-15
• October 13, 2002: Wilson Recommends Aggressive Disarmament, Inspections for Iraq to Avoid War 2002-10-13
• March 8, 2003: Foreign Policy Adviser Warns of Negative Repercussions of Bush Administration ‘Unilateralism’ 2003-03-08
• July 2002-March 19, 2003: Intelligence Groups Refute Bush Claim of Iraqi Ties to al-Qaeda 2003-03-19
• April 10, 2003: Neoconservative Says It Is Time for Pro-War Supporters to Celebrate 2003-04-10
• July 16, 2003: Intelligence Professionals: Bush Must Ask Cheney to Resign 2003-07-16
• September 14, 2003: Wilson: Administration Attempting to Mislead, Delude American People in Rationale for Occupation 2003-09-14
• October 16, 2003: Kennedy Lambasts Bush Administration’s ‘Lie after Lie after Lie’ on Rationale for Invading Iraq 2003-10-16
• January 31, 2006: Bush Says Previous Presidents Also Authorized Warrantless Wiretapping; Assertion Draws Fire from Conservatives, Legal Scholars 2006-01-31
• July 30, 2006: Former Foreign Policy Adviser Writes that Solving Israeli-Lebanon Crisis Can Help Stabilize Entire Region; Advice Ignored by White House 2006-07-30
• September 15-27, 2006: Zelikow Resigns from State Department after Neocons Attack His Advocacy for Israeli-Palestinian Peace 2006-09-15
• November 6-8, 2006: Defense Secretary Rumsfeld Resigns after Midterm Elections; Replaced by Robert Gates 2006-11-06
• January 6, 2008: Sibel Edmonds Launches ‘State Secrets Privilege Gallery’ 2008-01-06
• May 29, 2008: Former NBC Anchor Defends Media’s Coverage during Push to Invade Iraq 2008-05-29
• March 17, 2009: Defense Secretary Readying Sweeping Weapons Program Cuts 2009-03-17
• April 26, 2009: Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal and Brent Scowcroft Advise Obama Administration to Ally with Jalaluddin Haqqani, Negotiate with Taliban 2009-04-26
• October 30, 2009: Former Deputy Secretary of State to Head American-Turkish Council 2009-10-30
• May 3, 2012: Republican Presidential Nominee Advised by Neoconservatives who Advocate Huge Military Spending Increases, War with Iran 2012-05-03
• January 1983-April 1983: Arms Negotiation Panel Recommends Revamped Approach
• February 1991-1992: Cheney and Neoconservatives Dispute Decision Not to Overthrow Hussein
• April-May 1999: Bush Deliberately Snubs Father’s Foreign Affairs Advisers
• April-May 1999: Bush Receives Solid Neoconservative Grounding; Will Shape His Foreign Affairs Policies
• April 1981 and After: Reagan Opposes Nuclear Weapons; Aides Thwart Efforts to Begin Arms Reductions
• April 1983-December 1983: Reagan Hardliners Continue to Obstruct, Sabotage Arms Negotiation Talks
• May 2001: Saudi Leader Blasts Bush’s Policy towards Palestinians; Former National Security Adviser Repeats Criticism
• September 1998: Bush, Scowcroft Defend Decision Not to Overthrow Hussein; Younger Bush Disagrees
• October 2004: Scowcroft Summarily Dismissed as Administration Foreign Policy Adviser
• October-December 2006: Iraq Study Group Works to Keep Channels Open to White House
• 1976: Neoconservatives, Cold Warriors Revive Committee on the Present Danger; Group Heralds Ideological Split in GOP
• 1981: Reagan Expands MX Nuclear Missile Program, Faces Stiff Opposition
• December 1998 - Fall 1999: ’Vulcans’ Tutor Bush on Foreign Affairs
• Early 2002: Administration Neoconservatives ‘Will Not Win the Policy’ toward Iraq, Former National Security Adviser Privately Says
• Early 2007: State Department Official Blames Failures in Iraq on Neoconservative Ignorance
• Fall 2002 and After: Vice President Cheney’s Power Peaks as He Uses Bureaucratic Strategies to Manage Foreign Policy Himself
• Late March 1989 and After: Defense Secretary Cheney Advocates Enforced Regime Change in Soviet Union
• May 2001: Feith, Perle, and Wolfowitz Discuss Iraq Invasion; Scowcroft Initially Favorable
• March 2002: Presidential Panel Recommends Intelligence Agencies Be Transferred from Pentagon to CIA