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History of US Interventions

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  1. 1983: With Reagan’s Approval, US Allies Supply Iraq with Weapons to Use against Iran
  2. July 1983-August 1983: Iraq Uses Chemical Weapons against Iranians and Kurdish Insurgents
  3. Late 1983: Iraq Escalating Use of Chemical Weapons
  4. December 1983: US Ships Helicopters to Iraq
  5. 1984: CIA Assists Iraq in Chemical Weapons Attacks
  6. August 1984: CIA Establishes Intelligence Link With Iraq
  7. February 1984: Iraq Threatens Iran With ‘Annihilation’
  8. February 1984: Western Journalists Verify Iraqi Use of Chemical Weapons
  9. March 1984: Doctors Prove Iranian Troops Exposed to Mustard Gas
  10. March 1984: UN Investigates Iraq’s Use of Chemical Weapons
  11. 1985-1989: BNL Officlal Begins Embezzling Funds to Iraq
  12. 1985: Shultz Convinces Lawmaker to Drop Bill Placing Iraq on Terror List
  13. 1986: CIA Acknowledges Iraq Still Using Chemical Weapons Against Iran
  14. November 1986: US Supports Iraqi Ballistic Missile Development
  15. March 1987-April 1987: UN Extends Efforts to Document Iraqi Use of Chemical Weapons
  16. 1988: US Provides Iraq With $500 Million in Credits for American Farm Products
  17. 1988: US Increases Intelligence For Iraq
  18. July 1988: UN Sends More Chemical Weapons Investigators to Iraq
  19. January 1988-February 1988: US Provides Equipment for Improvement of Iraqi SCUD Missiles
  20. March 1988: US Helicopters Aid in Iraqi Gassing of Kurds; US Helps Iraq Pin Blame on Iran
  21. March-April 1988: UN Experts Document Iraq’s Use of Chemical Weapons
  22. May 1988: State Officials Encourages US Companies to Do Business in Iraq
  23. August 1988: Iraq Uses Chemical Weapons Against Kurds
  24. Mid-August 1988: Iraq Refuses to Cooperate With UN Experts Over Chemical Weapons; US Defends Iraq
  25. September 1988-December 1988: US Grants More Dual-Use Technology Credits for Iraq
  26. Mid-1988-late 1988: Senate Delegation Confirms Iraq Using Chemical Weapons Against Kurds
  27. October 1988: Senate Confirms Iraq Used Poison Gas Against Iranians
  28. December 1988: Dow Sells$1.5 Million Worth of Pesticides to Iraq
  29. March 1989: CIA Director Acknowledges Iraq Largest Producer of Chemical Weapons
  30. 1989: Lawmaker Says Bush Administration Knowingly Approved Sale of Technology to Iraq Used for WMDs
  31. August 1989: BNL Official Charged With Embezzling Funds for Iraq
  32. 1990: Commerce Department Expedites Weapons Technology Export to Iraq
  33. 1989: Saad 16 Facility Working on Chemical, Nuclear Weapons, US Learns
  34. 1992: Iraq Receives Last US Shipment of Botulism Toxin
  35. March 1992: Iraq Receives Last US Shipment of Nerve Gas Antidote
  36. July 1982: Iraq Uses Chemical Weapons Against Iranians
  37. October 1982: Iranians Attacked With Chemical Weapons
  38. December 1982: Bell Textron Refuses to Militarize Helicopters for Iraq
  39. June 1983: Iraq Asks South Korea to Militarize Helicopters
  40. Mid-March 1984: US Refuses to Back UN Resolution Condemning Iraq’s Use of Chemical Weapons
  41. 1982: Iraq Begins Using Chemical Weapons Against Iran; Iran Says Use Began in 1981
  42. 1985-1986: Current and Former Top US Officials Push for Iraqi Approval of Proposed Iraq-Jordan Aqaba pipeline
  43. May 1982-June 1982: US To Help Iraq Counter Iranian Offensive, Protect Iraqi Oil
  44. 1986: CDC Sends Toxins to Iraqi Chemical, Biological Weapons Facilities
  45. 1986: CDC Sends West Nile Virus to Iraqi Microbiologist
  46. 1981-1993: Western Businesses Sell Iraq WMD Materials
  47. 1981-1988: Reagan Administration Gives Covert Support to Iraq Against Iran
  48. 1986: NULL write over us-iraq 80s
  49. August 1986: CIA Provides Iraq With Direct Satellite Intelligence Feeds
  50. October 1986: CIA’s Casey Meets With Iraqi Officials to Confirm Satellite Intelligence Is Helping Iraqi Military Efforts