Bush Administration

Events (1484)

• August 4, 2002: Scowcroft Warns That Invading Iraq Could Destabilize Middle East, ‘Destroy War on Terror’ 2002-08-04
• August 11, 2002: Bush’s Advisers Advocate Attacking Saudi Arabia, Iran, Egypt, and Other Countries 2002-08-11
• August 16, 2002: Perle: Bush’s War Rhetoric Makes Invasion Necessary 2002-08-16
• August 22, 2002: Richard Clarke Appears to Praise Bush Administration’s Record on Fighting Terrorism 2002-08-22
• August 26, 2002: White House Asserts It Can Launch War against Iraq without Congressional Approval 2002-08-26
• August 28, 2002: UN Calls Attempt to Thwart Al-Qaeda Money Flow a Failure 2002-08-28
• August 31, 2002: Indonesian Military Shoots US Teachers, Blames Attack on Rebel Group 2002-08-31
• September 5, 2002: CIA Director Tenet Gives in to Senators’ Request for a National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq 2002-09-05
• September 6, 2002: White House Officials Describe How They Plan to Sell Iraq War to Public, Congress, and US Allies 2002-09-06
• September 9, 2002: Italian Intelligence Head Has Unusual Meeting with US Deputy National Security Adviser, Snubs CIA Director 2002-09-09
• September 11, 2002 and Before: Bush Speech Kicks Off Drive to War, Midterm Elections 2002-09-11
• September 13, 2002: New York Times Report on Aluminum Tubes Mentions Diverging Views between CIA and Energy Department 2002-09-13
• September 15-20, 2002: Lawmaker ‘Stunned’ by Lack of Evidence for Imminent Threat from Iraq 2002-09-15
• September 15, 2002: White House Economic Adviser Says Iraq Invasion Will Cost up to $200 Billion; OMB Head Says Cost Much Lower 2002-09-15
• September 17, 2002: White House Releases Timeline of Iraqi Obstruction of UN Efforts to Monitor Weapons 2002-09-17
• September 18, 2002: 9/11 Congressional Inquiry Holds Public Hearing Amidst Protests about Lack of Government Cooperation 2002-09-18
• September 19, 2002: White House Sends Draft of Resolution Authorizing Military Force Against Iraq to Congress 2002-09-19
• September 20, 2002: Bush: Iraq ‘An Extension of the War on Terror,’ Military Action Will be Managed with Midterm Elections in Mind 2002-09-20
• September 20, 2002: Bush Administration Releases ‘National Security Strategy’ Document Advocating Preemptive War 2002-09-20
• September 20, 2002: Bush Administration Will Prevent UN Inspectors from Returning to Iraq 2002-09-20
• September 23, 2002: Bush Administration Pushing to Find, Punish Leakers, Even in Congress 2002-09-23
• September 25, 2002: Administration Lawyers Give ‘Green Light’ for Harsh Interrogations at Guantanamo 2002-09-25
• September 26, 2002: Democrats, GOP Trade Charges over Politicization, Smears Surrounding Iraq War Debate 2002-09-26
• September 27, 2002: Kennedy Questions Administration Push for War; Media Ignores Speech 2002-09-27
• September 28, 2002: New York Times Says Rice Misrepresenting Daniel Webster in Justifying Iraq Invasion 2002-09-28
• October 2, 2002: Appeals Court Upholds Bush Administration Claim of Blanket Secrecy 2002-10-02
• October 3, 2002: Four Naval Carrier Groups Head for Middle East 2002-10-03
• October 3, 2002: Byrd Speaks Out Against Drive Towards War 2002-10-03
• October 4, 2002: North Korea Admits to Having Nuclear Centrifuges Necessary for Enriching Uranium 2002-10-04
• October 5, 2002: CIA Warns White House Not to Include Africa-Uranium Allegation in Cincinnati Speech 2002-10-05
• After October 7, 2002: Administration Neoconservatives Purge Intelligence Community of Undesirables 2002-10-07
• Afternoon October 7, 2002: Italian Journalist Agrees to Buy Iraq-Niger Uranium Documents if Corroborated 2002-10-07
• October 10, 2002: Bush Officials, Journalists Invited to Visit Purported Iraqi WMD Site; White House Refuses 2002-10-10
• October 10, 2002: Zinni Speaks Out Against Invasion 2002-10-10
• October 10, 2002: House of Representatives Approves Authorization for Military Force (AUMF) against Iraq; Senate Follows Suit 2002-10-10
• October 11, 2002: Cheney Threatens to ‘Discredit’ Chief UN Inspector, IAEA Director 2002-10-11
• October 13, 2002: Wilson Recommends Aggressive Disarmament, Inspections for Iraq to Avoid War 2002-10-13
• October 16-17, 2002: US Announces North Korean Nuclear Arms Program 2002-10-16
• October 17, 2002: Bush Administration Announces North Korea’s Nuclear Centrifuges; Waited for Iraq War Resolution to Pass 2002-10-17
• October 25, 2002: German-US Breakdown in Communications Hampers Anti-Terrorism Measures 2002-10-25
• October 27, 2002: North Korea Offers to Terminate Nuclear Program in Return for US Peace Treaty 2002-10-27
• October 27, 2002: Author Gore Vidal Says Bush Used 9/11 as Pretext 2002-10-27
• October 28, 2002: Senior Bush Administration Officials Still Believe Iraq Is Behind 2001 Anthrax Attacks 2002-10-28
• October 30, 2002: Fleischer Denies US Interest in Iraqi Oil 2002-10-30
• November 1, 2002: 9/11 Victims’ Relatives Protest Against Opposition to Sue Saudis 2002-11-01
• November 1, 2002: White House Says It Has Enough Votes for UN Resolution 2002-11-01
• November 5, 2002: Republicans Win Control of Federal Government, Ensures War Effort Will Go Virtually Unhindered 2002-11-05
• November 6, 2002: Bush Administration Offers Even Tougher UN Resolution 2002-11-06
• November 12, 2002: White House: Iraq Ordering Large Quantities of Nerve Agent Antidote 2002-11-12
• November 12, 2002: Bush Administration Intends to Reverse Ban on Snowmobiles in Yellowstone 2002-11-12