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Events Leading Up to the 2003 Invasion of Iraq

2476 events in this timeline

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  1. 2001-11-24 November 24, 2001: Neoconservative Pundit Says Decision Has Been Made to Overthrow Hussein
  2. 2001-11-27 November 27, 2001: Rumsfeld Tells Franks ‘Look at Options for Iraq’
  3. 2001-11-29 November 29-30, 2001: Neoconservative Group Encourages Bush Administration to Invade Iraq as First Step to Dominating Middle East
  4. 2001-12-02 December 2, 2001: British Newspaper Reveals Secret US Plan to Invade Iraq after ‘Stage-Managed Uprising’
  5. 2001-12-04 December 4, 2001: House Committee Drafts Resolution Which Would Give Iraq an Ultimatum
  6. 2001-12-05 December 5, 2001: Congressmen Urge Bush to Use Military Force Against Iraq
  7. 2001-12-07 December 7, 2001: Neoconservative Michael Ledeen Argues in Favor of Perpetual War against the Muslim World
  8. 2001-12-09 December 9, 2001: Cheney Claims Atta-Iraqi Agent Meeting in Prague Is ‘Pretty Well Confirmed’
  9. 2001-12-09 December 9, 2001: Defense Officials Attend Secret Backchannel Meeting with Iranians
  10. 2001-12-11 December 11, 2001: Cheney Publicly Threatens Attack on Iraq
  11. 2001-12-12 December 12, 2001: Washington Learns about Secret Meeting Involving Iran-Contra Figures
  12. 2001-12-15 December 15, 2001: CIA Memo Says Agency Believes Aluminum Tubes Intended for Uranium Enrichment
  13. 2001-12-16 December 16, 2001: Czech Police Chief Says No Evidence Atta Met Iraqi Agent in Prague
  14. 2001-12-17 December 17, 2001: Halliburton Subsidiary Awarded No-Bid Contract to Provide Support in Iraq
  15. 2001-12-17 December 17, 2001: Iraqi National Congress Coaches Iraq Defector ahead of CIA Polygraph
  16. 2001-12-20 December 20, 2001: Iraqi National Congress Arranges Interview between Iraqi Defector and New York Times Reporter
  17. 2001-12-20 December 20, 2001: Bill to Give Iraq Ultimatum Passed in House, But Later Dies in Senate
  18. 2001-12-28 December 28, 2001: Gen. Franks Briefs Bush on Iraq War Plans
  19. 2002-01-02 January 2, 2002: Sen. McCain Tells US Troops: ‘Next Stop, Baghdad!’
  20. 2002-01-13 January 13, 2002: US and British Planes Strike Numerous Targets in Iraq
  21. 2002-01-16 January 16, 2002: Tenet Secretly Warns Egyptian President the US Has Decided to Attack Iraq
  22. 2002-01-23 January 23, 2002: Bin Al-Shibh’s Failed Effort to Get Passport Indicates Al-Qaeda and Ansar Al-Islam Are Not Cooperating
  23. 2002-01-29 January 29, 2002: Bush Labels Iraq, Iran, and North Korea an ‘Axis of Evil,’ Ending Cooperation with Iran
  24. 2002-01-30 January 30, 2002: CIA Report Suggests Iraq May Be Trying to Reconstitute its Nuclear Weapons Program
  25. 2002-01-30 January 30, 2002: Former Iran-Contra Figure and Pentagon Officials in Douglas Feith’s Office Told to Cease Unauthorized Activities
  26. 2002-01-31 January 31, 2002: State Department’s Intelligence Analysts Warn Powell about 38 Claims in Draft UN Speech
  27. 2002-02-05 February 5, 2002: Pentagon Neoconservatives Use CIA Report on Iraq-Niger Uranium Deal to Bolster Allegations of Iraqi Nuclear Weapons Program
  28. 2002-02-05 February 5, 2002: CIA Issues Second Report on Alleged Iraqi Efforts to Obtain Uranium
  29. 2002-02-06 February 6, 2002: Tenet Warns Senate that Iraq Could Field Nuclear Missiles Within Five Years
  30. 2002-02-06 February 6, 2002: US Officials Claim CIA Has Not Linked Hussein to Terrorism, WMDs, or Al-Qaeda for Many Years
  31. 2002-02-06 February 6, 2002: New York Times: US Officials Have Confirmed April 2001 Meeting between Atta and Iraqi Agent
  32. 2002-02-06 February 6, 2002: DIA Chief: Iraq’s Military Capabilities ‘Significantly Degraded’
  33. 2002-02-08 February 8, 2002-February 10, 2002: 48% of Americans Believe Iraq Threatens US
  34. 2002-02-11 February 11, 2002: Former CIA Director Arranges Meeting Between Defense Intelligence and Iraqi Defector
  35. 2002-02-12 February 12, 2002: Bush Administration Officials Warn that US Is Planning Regime Change in Iraq
  36. 2002-02-12 Between February 12, 2002 and March 31, 2002: DIA Concludes Iraqi Defector ‘Coached by the Iraqi National Congress’
  37. 2002-02-12 February 12, 2002: Defense Intelligence Agency Issues Report on Recent Italian Intelligence Report; Leaves out Caveats
  38. 2002-02-12 Shortly after February 12, 2002: CIA Sends Report on Alleged Niger-Iraq Connection Directly to Cheney
  39. 2002-02-12 February 12, 2002: Bush Official: Decision Made to Overthrow Hussein
  40. 2002-02-12 February 12, 2002: Powell Says that Regime Change in Iraq Has Been US Policy for ‘Several Years’
  41. 2002-02-13 February 13, 2002: Former Reagan Arms Control Director: Defeating Iraq Will be a ‘Cakewalk’
  42. 2002-02-13 (February 13, 2002): Cheney Asks CIA to Probe Deeper into Allegation that Iraq Attempted to Purchase Uranium from Niger
  43. 2002-02-13 Shortly after February 13, 2002: CIA Decides to Send Joseph Wilson to Niger; Wilson’s Wife Relays the Request to Him
  44. 2002-02-13 February 13, 2002: CIA Division Requests Approval to Send Joseph Wilson to Niger
  45. 2002-02-13 February 13, 2002: CIA Operative Valerie Plame Wilson Suggests CIA Send Her Husband to Niger to Verify Reports Iraq Attempted to Purchase Uranium There
  46. 2002-02-14 February 14, 2002: CIA Report: Iraq-Niger Uranium Claim Comes from Foreign Intelligence Service, ‘Lacks Crucial Details’
  47. 2002-02-16 February 16, 2002: Bush Directs CIA to Conduct Operations in Iraq
  48. 2002-02-18 February 18, 2002: US Embassy in Niger Recommends Further Investigation of Niger-Uranium Allegation
  49. 2002-02-19 February 19, 2002: Gen. Franks: US Is Deploying Resources from Afghanistan to Iraq
  50. 2002-02-19 February 19, 2002: New York Times Breaks Story on Office of Strategic Influence