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Us Iraq 80S

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  1. 1990-08-02 August 2, 1990: Iraq Invades Kuwait
  2. 1990-08-04 June 9-August 4, 1990: US Wargame Anticipates Looming Gulf War
  3. 1990-08-05 August 5, 1990 and After: Cheney Secures Permission for US Forces to Attack Iraq from Saudi Arabia
  4. 1990-09-20 September 20, 1990: US Diplomat Joseph Wilson Faces Down Iraqis, Prevents Americans from Being Taken Hostage
  5. 1990-11-08 November 8, 1990: Bush Announces Massive Troop Deployment in Persian Gulf
  6. 1990-11-29 November 29, 1990: Bush Praises Acting Ambassador in Iraq for Heroism
  7. 1992-06-23 June 23, 1992: Commerce Department Official Acknowledges Falsifying Documents for Iraq Export Licenses
  8. 1992-07-09 July 9, 1992: House Asks for Investigation of ‘Iraqgate’
  9. 1992-08-01 August 1, 1992: Attorney General Refuses Independent Counsel for Iraqgate Investigation
  10. 1992-11-04 November 4, 1992-November 5, 1992: Justice Department Employee Witnesses Agriculture Department Official Shredding BNL Documents
  11. 1995-07-21 July 21, 1995: CDC Head Provides Lawmaker With List of Biological Materials Provided to Iraq
  12. 2002-09-19 September 19, 2002: Rumsfeld Claims No Knowledge of US Provision of Biological and Chemical Weapons Materials to Iraq
  13. 2003-01-17 January 17, 2003: Journalist Notes US Attempts to Protect Iraq Over Halabja Gassing
  14. 2003-01-21 January 21, 2003: White House Refuses to Admit US Involvement in Iraq’s Acquisition, Use of Chemical Weapons
  15. Late December 1990: National Intelligence Estimate Predicts Iraq will Withdraw Rather than Face US Invasion
  16. Late 1990: Defense Secretary Cheney Helps Plan Iraq Invasion
  17. Mid-1990: US Intelligence Community Predicts Iraq Will Not Invade Kuwait
  18. Late 1983: Reports of Iraqi Use of Chemical Weapons Begin to Surface
  19. June 1982: Reagan Formalizes US’s Commitment to Aid Iraq
  20. 1983: US State Department Says Iraq Continues to Support US-Designated Terrorist Groups
  21. Early 1984: Bush Begins Involvement in ‘Iraqgate’
  22. Late January 1984: US Official Meets with Iraqi Foreign Minister to Discuss Details of US Arms Deals
  23. Late August 1990: US Ambassador Says US Didn’t Expect Iraq to Take ‘All of Kuwait’
  24. Mid-June, 1984: Bush Pressures Export-Import Bank to Fund Iraqi Oil Pipeline
  25. February 1986: Reagan Authorizes Secret US Military Aid to Iraq
  26. Early October-November, 1986: Iran-US Arms-for-Hostages Deals Unravel; US Begins Providing Extensive Military Aid to Iraq
  27. Late January 1989: President Bush Increases Aid to Iraq Despite Military Buildup and Human Rights Violations
  28. March 1989: State Department Warns of Iraqi Buildup of Chemical and Biological Weapons
  29. June 1989: DIA Warns of Iraqi Military Procurement Network
  30. September 1989: Bush Administration Ignores Reports of Iraqi WMD Development
  31. November 1989: State Department Allows Iraq to Import Nuclear Technology
  32. January 1990: President Bush Waives Restrictions on Iraq’s Access to US Funds
  33. April 1990: Hussein Threatens to ‘Burn Half of Israel;’ Bush Continues to Allow Iraq to Develop WMDs
  34. May 1990: Bush Administration Still Sharing Intelligence with Iraq
  35. July 1990: Bush Opposes Sanctions on Iraq, Presses for More Loans
  36. October 1992: Bush Argues, In Spite of Evidence, that US Did Not Help Iraq Develop Nuclear Weapons
  37. December 1990: Cheney Tells Congress the President Does Not Need Its Approval to Go to War
  38. 1979: State Department Lists Iraq as Terrorist Sponsor
  39. Late Summer 1980: Kurds Killed in Chemical, Bioweapons Tests
  40. September 1980: Iraq Invades Iran; Start of Iran-Iraq War
  41. 1980: DIA: Iraq ‘Acquiring’ Chemical Weapons
  42. 1982: US Supplies Iraq with Military Intelligence
  43. February 1982: Reagan Administration Removes Iraq from Terrorist Sponsor List
  44. 1983: Iraq Supporting Anti-Western Militant Groups
  45. 1983: Reagan Administration Approves Helicopter Sale to Iraq
  46. 1983: NSC Approves Sale of Helicopters to Iraq; Later Used in Poison Gas Deployment
  47. 1983: Iraq Increases Chemical Bombardment of Iran
  48. 1983: Iran Shows Photos of Chemical Weapons Victims to UN
  49. 1983: With Reagan’s Approval, US Allies Supply Iraq with Weapons to Use against Iran
  50. July 1983-August 1983: Iraq Uses Chemical Weapons against Iranians and Kurdish Insurgents