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Events Leading Up to the 2003 Invasion of Iraq

2476 events in this timeline

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  1. November 1986: US Supports Iraqi Ballistic Missile Development
  2. 1988: US Provides Iraq With $500 Million in Credits for American Farm Products
  3. 1988: US Increases Intelligence For Iraq
  4. January 1988-February 1988: US Provides Equipment for Improvement of Iraqi SCUD Missiles
  5. March 1988: US Helicopters Aid in Iraqi Gassing of Kurds; US Helps Iraq Pin Blame on Iran
  6. Mid-August 1988: Iraq Refuses to Cooperate With UN Experts Over Chemical Weapons; US Defends Iraq
  7. September 1988-December 1988: US Grants More Dual-Use Technology Credits for Iraq
  8. Mid-1988-late 1988: Senate Delegation Confirms Iraq Using Chemical Weapons Against Kurds
  9. October 1988: Senate Confirms Iraq Used Poison Gas Against Iranians
  10. 1989: Lawmaker Says Bush Administration Knowingly Approved Sale of Technology to Iraq Used for WMDs
  11. 1990: Commerce Department Expedites Weapons Technology Export to Iraq
  12. 1989: Saad 16 Facility Working on Chemical, Nuclear Weapons, US Learns
  13. 1992: Iraq Receives Last US Shipment of Botulism Toxin
  14. March 1992: Iraq Receives Last US Shipment of Nerve Gas Antidote
  15. Mid-March 1984: US Refuses to Back UN Resolution Condemning Iraq’s Use of Chemical Weapons
  16. 1981-1993: Western Businesses Sell Iraq WMD Materials
  17. 1981-1988: Reagan Administration Gives Covert Support to Iraq Against Iran
  18. Late November 1986: Iran-Contra Scandal Will Not Affect US-Iraq Intelligence Link, Says CIA Director
  19. (February-March 2003): Washington Rejects Last Minute Offer from Baghdad
  20. February 2001: Saudi Prince Tells Powell US Needs to Ease Sanctions on Iraq
  21. (2006): NSC Refuses Request from Pentagon Investigators to Interview Stephen Hadley
  22. Spring 2001: White House Pressures CIA to Drop Objection to Chalabi
  23. Mid-October 2002: Intelligence Analyst and Powell’s Chief of Staff Discuss the Implausibility of the Niger Selling Iraq Uranium
  24. Mid-January 2002: WINPAC Analysts Review Niger Documents, But Reportedly See Nothing Obvious Indicating That They Are Forgeries
  25. Between December 2002 and January 2003: Test Indicates Tubes Are Not Suitable for Centrifuges
  26. June 2001: Wolfowitz Asks CIA and DIA to Look into Theory that Iraq Masterminded 1993 Bombing of WTC