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Neoconservative Influences on US Policies

235 events in this timeline

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  1. 1974-06-04 June 4-5, 1974: Neoconservatives, Cold Warriors Begin Attacking Government Policies, Findings towards Soviet Union
  2. 1974-08-15 August 15, 1974: Neoconservatives Begin Moving to Influence US Foreign Policies
  3. 1975-11-04 Before November 4, 1975: George H. W. Bush Named CIA Director to Suit Rumsfeld’s Political Aspirations
  4. 1976-12-26 December 26, 1976: CIA Director Bush Discusses Team B Findings with Press
  5. 1981-03-23 March 23, 1981: Richard Perle Appointed to Position at Defense Department
  6. 1985-04-03 April 3, 1985: The Turkish-US Business Council is Established
  7. 1985-04-09 April 9, 1985: NSC Staffer Warns Boss that Neoconservative Consultant a Risk for Passing Information to Israel
  8. 1985-05-03 May 3, 1985: Neoconservative NSC Consultant Tells Israel that US Supports Arms Sales to Iran
  9. 1985-06-06 June 6, 1985: Secretary of State: Plan to Involve Israel in Hostage Negotiations Unreliable
  10. 1985-08-20 August 20, 1985: Neoconservative NSC Consultant Loses Security Clearance
  11. 1986-01-16 January 16, 1986: North: Neoconservative NSC Adviser Should be Polygraphed Regularly
  12. 1986-01-24 January 24, 1986: North: Aide May be Profiting from Arms Sales
  13. 1987-04-27 April 27, 1987: Neoconservative Scholars Call on Reagan to Increase US Support for Iraq
  14. 1987-06-23 June 23-25, 1987: NSC Official Either Received Kickbacks from US-Iranian Arms Sales or Represented Israel, Not US, in Negotiations
  15. 1989-08-02 After August 2, 1989: Chalabi Forges Strong Ties with US Neocons
  16. 1992-03-08 March 8, 1992: Raw US World Dominance Plan Is Leaked to the Media
  17. 1994-08-01 August 1, 1994: Albert Wohlstetter: Serbs Vulnerable to Attack in Brcko
  18. 1996-07-08 July 8, 1996: Neoconservative Think Tank Advocates Aggressive Israeli Foreign Policy
  19. 1997-11-12 November 12, 1997: Neoconservative Advocates Backing INC in Overthrowing Hussein
  20. 1998-01-26 January 26, 1998: Neoconservative Think Tank Urges US to Attack Iraq
  21. 1998-02-18 February 18, 1998: Former CIA Director Says First Gulf War Motivated by Oil
  22. 1998-02-19 February 19, 1998: Neoconservative Group Calls on US to Help Overthrow Hussein
  23. 1998-05-29 May 29, 1998: PNAC Calls on Republican Congressional Leaders to Assert US Interests in Persian Gulf
  24. 2000-11-01 November 1, 2000: David Wurmser Urges US and Israel To ‘Strike Fatally’ Against Arab Radicalism
  25. 2001-01-01 January 1, 2001: Neoconservatives Draft War Plans for Joint US/Israeli Onslaught throughout Middle East
  26. 2001-01-20 Shortly after January 20, 2001: Pentagon Analysts Replaced With Neoconservative Ideologues
  27. 2001-01-21 January 21, 2001: George W. Bush Inaugurated as President
  28. 2001-01-22 January 22, 2001 and After: Neoconservatives Begin Push for Invasion of Iraq
  29. 2001-03-12 March 12, 2001: Neoconservative Journalist: US Must Develop Missile Defense System for Offensive Reasons
  30. 2001-07-13 July 13, 2001: Neoconservative Group Lays Out ‘Propagandistic’ Plan for Keeping Conservatives in Power
  31. 2001-07-30 July 30, 2001: Neoconservative Accuses Iraq of Having Nuclear Weapons, Calls US ‘Cowardly’
  32. 2001-09-11 (1:15 p.m.) September 11, 2001: Neoconservative Writer Ledeen Connects 9/11 Attacks with 1991 Decision Not to Overthrow Iraq’s Hussein
  33. 2001-09-11 September 11, 2001: Rumsfeld’s ‘Brain Trust’ in Europe When Attacks Occur
  34. 2001-09-11 Shortly After September 11, 2001: Pentagon Officials Wolfowitz and Feith Set Up Counter Terrorism Evaluation Group
  35. 2001-09-11 Shortly After September 11, 2001: Perle Says Iraq ‘Has to Pay a Price for’ 9/11
  36. 2001-09-12 September 12, 2001: Neoconservative Academic Blames Hussein, Iraq for 9/11
  37. 2001-09-12 September 12, 2001: Rumsfeld’s ‘Brain Trust’ Returns to States
  38. 2001-09-13 September 13, 2001: Powell Privately Complains Administration Neoconservatives Need to Be Put ‘Back in the Box’
  39. 2001-09-13 September 13, 2001: Former CIA Director Suggests Saddam Hussein May Have Been Behind the 9/11 Attacks
  40. 2001-09-15 September 15, 2001: President Bush Tells Neoconservative Adviser that US Will Attack Iraq after Afghanistan
  41. 2001-09-16 September 16, 2001: Richard Perle Hints Iraq Should Be Punished for 9/11 Attacks
  42. 2001-09-18 On and around September 18, 2001: Wolfowitz and Feith Argue that Iraq Should be Target in War on Terrorism
  43. 2001-09-20 September 20, 2001: Bush Policy Adviser Ledeen Writes that US Must Scourge Middle East until ‘Our Rage’ Is ‘Sated’
  44. 2001-09-20 September 20, 2001: PNAC Think Tank Pushes for Iraq War
  45. 2001-09-20 September 20, 2001: Douglas Feith Suggests Targeting a ‘Non-Al-Qaeda Target, Like Iraq’
  46. 2001-09-23 September 23, 2001: Gingrich Wants Iraq War, Says ‘Bombing Some Caves Is Not Something that Counts’
  47. 2001-09-24 September 24, 2001: Neoconservative Columnists Advocate Overthrow of Hussein as Part of a ‘Larger War’ to Reestablish US ‘Dominance’ in Middle East
  48. 2001-09-25 September 25-26, 2001: Neoconservative Commentator Kristol Advocates Regime Change in Iraq, Slams Powell
  49. 2001-10-07 October 7, 2001: Neoconservative Says US Erred in Not Toppling Hussein Regime in 1991
  50. 2001-10-18 (After October 18, 2001): Head of Italian Intelligence Advised to Look in ‘Other Directions’ in Effort to Tighten Relations with Washington