Saddam Hussein
Events (290)
- June 7, 1981: Iraqi Nuclear Facility Obliterated by Israel 1981-06-07
- December 20, 1983: Rumsfeld Meets with Hussein, Promises US Support 1983-12-20
- July 23, 1986: CIA Director Casey Plots to Break Stalled Arms-for-Hostages Deal 1986-07-23
- Before July 28, 1986: Vice President Briefed on Arms-for-Hostages Scheme 1986-07-28
- July 28-August 3, 1986: Vice President Bush Secretly Pressures Hussein to Escalate Air Strikes Into Iran 1986-08-03
- July 28-August 3, 1986: Vice President Bush Meets with Middle East Leaders to Pressure Iran in Hostage Negotiations 1986-08-03
- August 25, 1988: Iraq Begins Poison Gas Attacks against Iraqi Kurds 1988-08-25
- September 5, 1988 and After: Joseph Wilson Takes Diplomatic Post in Baghdad; Engages in ‘Moderate’ US Policy toward Iraq 1988-09-05
- After August 2, 1989: Chalabi Forges Strong Ties with US Neocons 1989-08-02
- April 12, 1990: Republican US Senators Call Hussein ‘Honorable,’ Say Problems Stem from ‘Clumsy Public Relations’ 1990-04-12
- May 28-30, 1990: Hussein Says Oil Production by Neighbors Constitutes ‘Economic Warfare’ against Iraq 1990-05-28
- July 17, 1990: Hussein Slams Arab Leaders for Cooperating with US, Intends to Drive Oil Prices Up to Pay Iraqi Debt 1990-07-17
- July 25, 1990 and After: US Ambassador Scapegoated for Giving Iraq Permission to Invade? 1990-07-25
- July 25, 1990: Hussein Pretends to Bluff over Intent to Invade Kuwait 1990-07-25
- Around July 25, 1990: US Manipulation of Iraq-Kuwait Conflict? 1990-07-25
- July 25, 1990: US Ambassador Gives Seeming ‘Green Light’ for Iraq’s Invasion of Kuwait 1990-07-25
- July 31, 1990: State Department Official Confirms US Has No Mutual Defense Treaty with Kuwait 1990-07-31
- August 5, 1990 and After: Cheney Secures Permission for US Forces to Attack Iraq from Saudi Arabia 1990-08-05
- August 6, 1990: US Diplomat Discusses Iraq’s Occupation of Kuwait with Hussein; Dictator Promises Cheap Oil if US Will Allow Occupation to Stand 1990-08-06
- August 8, 1990: New York Times Prints Details of Meeting between Hussein and US Diplomat Wilson 1990-08-08
- August 10, 1990: Hussein Declares Jihad against US 1990-08-10
- August 17-23, 1990: Iraq Announces All Foreign Citizens in Iraq and Kuwait to be Held Hostage 1990-08-17
- August 28, 1990: Iraqis Free Women and Children Hostages 1990-08-28
- September 20, 1990: US Diplomat Joseph Wilson Faces Down Iraqis, Prevents Americans from Being Taken Hostage 1990-09-20
- November 28, 1990: Former Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Supports Continued Sanctions; US Diplomats in Baghdad Disagree 1990-11-28
- November 29, 1990: Bush Praises Acting Ambassador in Iraq for Heroism 1990-11-29
- November 29, 1990: UN Resolution Leads to ‘Coalition’ of Nations Opposing Iraq Occupation of Kuwait 1990-11-29
- December 6, 1990: Hussein Releases American Hostages 1990-12-06
- January 16, 1991 and After: ’Operation Desert Storm’: US Launches Massive Air Assault against Iraq 1991-01-16
- After February 28, 1991: US Diplomat Wilson: Gulf War Establishes Internationalist ‘Blueprint for Post-Cold War New World Order’ 1991-02-28
- February 26-March 2, 1991: Thousands of Retreating Iraqis Slaughtered 1991-03-02
- November 12, 1997: Neoconservative Advocates Backing INC in Overthrowing Hussein 1997-11-12
- February 19, 1998: Neoconservative Group Calls on US to Help Overthrow Hussein 1998-02-19
- May 29, 1998: PNAC Calls on Republican Congressional Leaders to Assert US Interests in Persian Gulf 1998-05-29
- December 16-19, 1998: ’Operation Desert Fox’ Hammers Iraqi Targets in Retaliation for Iraq’s Refusal to Cooperate with UN Inspectors 1998-12-16
- December 19, 1998: Clinton Administration Confirms Support for Regime Change in Iraq 1998-12-19
- December 19, 2000: Clinton Tells Bush His Top Priority Should Be Bin Laden; Bush Says It’s Saddam Hussein Instead 2000-12-19
- January 10, 2001: Cohen: Hussein’s Forces Not a Threat to Neighboring Countries 2001-01-10
- After January 20, 2001: Cheney to Push for Invasion of Iraq for Political Reasons, Personal Vendettas 2001-01-20
- Before January 20, 2001: Pre-Inaugural Discussions about Removing Saddam Hussein 2001-01-20
- February 16, 2001: New Defense Adviser Richard Perle Advocates Overthrowing Hussein 2001-02-16
- February 16, 2001: Pundit O’Reilly Dismisses Iraq as Threat 2001-02-16
- February 24, 2001: Powell Says Iraq Poses No Threat 2001-02-24
- April 9, 2001: Washington Post Columnist Lauds Chalabi, Advocates Regime Change in Iraq 2001-04-09
- May 1, 2001: Bush Says US, Allies Must Pursue New Nuclear Policies to Face Threat of Rogue Nations, Groups 2001-05-01
- July 30, 2001: Neoconservative Accuses Iraq of Having Nuclear Weapons, Calls US ‘Cowardly’ 2001-07-30
- August 6, 2001: Perle’s Concern About Iraq, North Korea, and Iran Before 9/11 Becomes Axis of Evil Afterward 2001-08-06
- September 2, 2001: Bush Administration Enthusiastic to ‘Take Down Saddam Once and For All’ 2001-09-02
- September 2, 2001: Time Magazine: Powell Increasingly Marginalized in Bush Administration 2001-09-02
- (2:40 p.m.) September 11, 2001: Rumsfeld Is Told Al-Qaeda Was Behind 9/11 Attacks But Wants to Blame Iraq 2001-09-11