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History of US Interventions

479 events in this timeline

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  1. 1984-03-20 March 20, 1984: US Intelligence Has ‘Incontrovertible Evidence’ of Iraqi Use of Nerve Gas
  2. 1984-03-23 March 23, 1984: Iran Accuses Iraq of Using Nerve, Mustard Gas
  3. 1984-03-24 March 24, 1984: Shultz Wants Rumsfeld to Mend Fences with Iraq Over Chemical Weapons Accusations, Oil Access
  4. 1984-03-26 March 26, 1984: Rumsfeld, Aziz Discuss Aqaba Oil Pipeline
  5. 1984-03-26 March 26, 1984: UN Concludes Iraq Used Mustard Gas Against Iranian Troops
  6. 1984-03-29 March 29, 1984: Iraq, US Work to Water Down UN Condemnation of Iraq’s Use of Chemical Weapons
  7. 1984-03-30 March 30, 1984: State Dept Denies US Involvement in Iraqi Chemical Weapons Use
  8. 1984-03-30 March 30, 1984: UN Condemns Use of Chemical Weapons, Does Not Mention Iraq
  9. 1984-04-05 April 5, 1984: Reagan Issues Directive Supporting Iraq
  10. 1984-04-10 April 10, 1984: Bell, State Department Discuss Sale of Helicopters to Iraq
  11. 1984-05-09 May 9, 1984: State Department Supports Increasing Sales of ‘Dual-Use’ Nuclear Technology to Iraq
  12. 1984-05-25 May 25, 1984: Bechtel Says US Government Supports Its Construction of Aqaba Pipeline
  13. 1984-06-21 June 21, 1984: Ex-Im Approves $484 Million Loan for Aqaba Pipeline
  14. 1984-09-10 September 10, 1984: Anti-Castro Cuban Testifies Ship with Germs Sent to Cuba in 1980
  15. 1984-09-25 September 25, 1984: DIA Says Iraq Will Increase Chemical Weapons, Develop Nuclear Weapons
  16. 1984-10-01 October 1, 1984-October 13, 1993: US Allows Firms to Sell Chemical, Biological Agents to Iraq
  17. 1984-11-26 November 26, 1984: US Restores Diplomatic Relations with Iraq
  18. 1984-12-14 December 14, 1984: Deputy Intelligence Director Recommends US Air Strikes against Nicaraguan Military Targets
  19. 1986-05-02 May 2, 1986: US Ships Toxins to Iraq Ministry
  20. 1986-06-27 June 27, 1986: World Court Orders US to End Interference in Nicaragua and Pay Reparations, but US Ignores It
  21. 1986-07-23 July 23, 1986: CIA Director Casey Plots to Break Stalled Arms-for-Hostages Deal
  22. 1986-08-05 August 5, 1986: Covert Arms Sales to Iraq Nearly Revealed
  23. 1986-11-13 November 13, 1986: Reagan Says US Working For Peace Between Iraq and Iran
  24. 1987-04-27 April 27, 1987: Neoconservative Scholars Call on Reagan to Increase US Support for Iraq
  25. 1987-05-17 May 17, 1987 and After: USS ‘Stark’ Attacked by Iraqi Warplane, 37 Sailors Die; US Holds Iran Responsible
  26. 1987-08-31 August 31, 1987: US Sends Biotoxins to Iraq
  27. 1988-08-20 August 20, 1988: Iran-Iraq War Ends
  28. 1988-08-25 August 25, 1988: Iraq Begins Poison Gas Attacks against Iraqi Kurds
  29. 1988-09-08 September 8, 1988: State Official Says Economic Sanctions Against Iraq Harmful to US
  30. 1988-09-08 September 8, 1988: Reagan Administration Kills Bill to Punish Iraq for Genocide
  31. 1989-03-24 March 24, 1989: State Department Ignores Iraq’s Chemical Weapons Industry, Advocates Broadening US-Iraq Ties
  32. 1989-10-02 October 2-6, 1989: Bush Authorizes Closer Ties, More Aid to Iraq
  33. 1989-10-31 October 31, 1989: Baker Demands Billion-Dollar Loan for Iraq
  34. 1989-11-02 November 2, 1989: Kuwait, CIA Agree on Policy to Pressure Iraq Over Border Dispute
  35. 1990-07-17 July 17, 1990: Justice Deaprtment Allows Cuban Terrorist to Remain in US
  36. 1990-07-18 July 18, 1990-August 1, 1990: Commerce Department Approves Sale of High-Tech Products to Iraqi Weapons Research Facilities
  37. 1990-07-25 July 25, 1990: US Ambassador Gives Seeming ‘Green Light’ for Iraq’s Invasion of Kuwait
  38. 1990-08-01 August 1, 1990: US Sells $695,000 In Advanced Technology to Iraq
  39. 1990-08-02 August 2, 1990: Iraq Invades Kuwait
  40. 1990-08-04 June 9-August 4, 1990: US Wargame Anticipates Looming Gulf War
  41. 1990-08-05 August 5, 1990 and After: Cheney Secures Permission for US Forces to Attack Iraq from Saudi Arabia
  42. 1990-09-20 September 20, 1990: US Diplomat Joseph Wilson Faces Down Iraqis, Prevents Americans from Being Taken Hostage
  43. 1990-11-08 November 8, 1990: Bush Announces Massive Troop Deployment in Persian Gulf
  44. 1990-11-29 November 29, 1990: Bush Praises Acting Ambassador in Iraq for Heroism
  45. 1991-11-12 November 12, 1991: Indonesean Military Opens Fire on Mourners in East Timor; International Outcry Results
  46. 1992-06-23 June 23, 1992: Commerce Department Official Acknowledges Falsifying Documents for Iraq Export Licenses
  47. 1992-07-09 July 9, 1992: House Asks for Investigation of ‘Iraqgate’
  48. 1992-08-01 August 1, 1992: Attorney General Refuses Independent Counsel for Iraqgate Investigation
  49. 1992-10-09 October 9, 1992: Jagan Wins Guyana Elections
  50. 1992-11-04 November 4, 1992-November 5, 1992: Justice Department Employee Witnesses Agriculture Department Official Shredding BNL Documents