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order to get ready for Iraq. In September, the Senate Intelligence Committee met with George Tenet, Director of the CIA, and Graham requested a National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iraq. Tenet responded by saying "We've never done a National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq, including its weapons of mass destruction." and resisted the request to provide one to Congress. Graham insisted "This is the most important decision that we as members of Congress and that the people of America are likely to make in the foreseeable future. We want to have the best understanding of what it is we're about to get involved with." Tenet refused to do a report on the military or occupation phase, but reluctantly agreed to do a NIE on the weapons of mass destruction. Graham described the Senate Intelligence Committee meeting with Tenet as "the turning point in our attitude towards Tenet and our understanding of how the intelligence community has become so submissive to the desires of the administration. The administration wasn't using intelligence to inform their judgment; they were using intelligence as part of a public relations campaign to justify their judgment."
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meetings included a discussion of invading Iraq. He was given briefing materials entitled "Plan for post-Saddam Iraq," which envisioned peacekeeping troops, war crimes tribunals, and divvying up Iraq's oil wealth. A Pentagon document dated March 5, 2001 was titled "Foreign Suitors for Iraqi Oilfield
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chaired the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence in 2002, when the Congress voted on the Iraq War Resolution. He first became aware of the significance of Iraq in February 2002, when Gen. Tommy Franks told him the Bush administration had made the decision to begin to de-emphasize Afghanistan in
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were the entire Northern force against Saddam. They managed to keep Saddam's Army in place rather than moving the northern army to contest the U.S. led coalition force coming from the south. The efforts of the Kurds, SAD and 10th Special Forces Group with the Kurds likely saved the lives of many US
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Congress voted to support the war based on the NIE Tenet provided in October 2002. However, the bipartisan "Senate Intelligence Committee Report on Prewar Intelligence" released on July 7, 2004, concluded that the key findings in the 2002 NIE either overstated, or were not supported by, the actual
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and his Generals. Although the strike against Saddam was unsuccessful in killing him, it was successful in effectively ending his ability to command and control his forces. Other strikes against his Generals were successful and significantly degraded the command's ability to react to, and maneuver
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In late April 1993, the United States asserted that Saddam Hussein had attempted to have former President George H. W. Bush assassinated during a visit to Kuwait on April 14–16. On June 26, as per order of then-President Clinton, U.S. warships stationed in the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea
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in December 2000, expressing his regret that people he regarded as the world's two most dangerous individuals, including Hussein, were still alive and free. He warned Bush that Hussein will "cause you a world of problems."
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intelligence. The Senate report also found the US Intelligence Community to suffer from a "broken corporate culture and poor management" that resulted in a NIE that was completely wrong in almost every respect.
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were able to verify the destruction of a large amount of WMD-material, but substantial issues remained unresolved in 1998 when the inspectors left Iraq due to then current UNSCOM head
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against the U.S. led invasion force. SAD operations officers were also successful in convincing key Iraqi Army officers into surrendering their units once the fighting started.
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In addition to the UN inspections, the U.S. and UK (along with France until 1998) engaged in a low-level conflict with Iraq by enforcing non-UN mandated northern and southern
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was ready to support the invasion of Iraq, and would present further advice regarding "strategic, tactical, and public affairs lines" during Blair's forthcoming visit to
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to create conditions for Hussein's removal from power in May 1991. Coordinating anti-Saddam groups was an important element of this strategy and the
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agency) and the group received millions in covert funding in the 1990s, and then about $ 8 million a year in overt funding after the passage of the
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America Between the Wars: From 11/9 to 9/11; The Misunderstood Years Between the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the Start of the War on Terror
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SAD teams also conducted missions behind enemy lines to identify leadership targets. These missions led to the initial strikes against
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and coalition forces during and after the invasion. As described by Mike Tucker and Charles Faddis in their book entitled,
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refused to allow the U.S. Army entry into Northern Iraq. Therefore, joint SAD and Army Special forces teams and the Kurdish
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and was executed prior to the invasion. It was carried out by Paramilitary Operations Officers from SAD and the Army's
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in response to Iraq's plot to assassinate former President George H. W. Bush. Clinton briefed President-elect
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All attacks listed in this group were either committed by insurgents, or have unknown perpetrators
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In the aftermath of the Gulf War, the dominant U.S. foreign policy view towards Iraq was one of
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facility at Sargat. Sargat was the only facility of its type discovered in the Iraq war.
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which continues to have influence in the current Iraqi government through its leader
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in the south, and were seen by the Iraqi government as an infringement of Iraq's
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Behind lines, an unseen war, Faye Bowers, Christian Science Monitor, April 2003.
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in order to disrupt the military command structure in Iraq before the invasion.
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Iraqi chemical, biological, nuclear, and long range missile programs
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contracts," and included a map of potential areas for exploration.
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1991–2000: UN inspectors, no-fly zones, and Iraqi opposition groups
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The Regime Change Consensus: Iraq in American Politics, 1990-2003
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Operation Hotel California: The Clandestine War inside Iraq
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Operation Provide Comfort and Operation Provide Comfort II
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1991–2003 overview of the events leading to the Iraq War
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The Iraq War: A Historiography of Knowledge Changelogs
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International reactions to the prelude to the Iraq War
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Cambridge University Press. 562: 432:wrote Bush to inform him that 221:Colin Powell's UN presentation 1: 4729:Guantanamo Bay detention camp 4687:Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty 4577:Coalition military operations 4305:U.S.-led intervention in Iraq 2623:Baghdad International Airport 1615:U.S. kill or capture strategy 1442:2006 al-Askari mosque bombing 992:Chemical attacks against Iran 556: 341:Following the 1991 Gulf War, 136: 31:on October 7, 2002, alleging 4884:Iraq–United States relations 4712:Torture in the United States 4458:"There are unknown unknowns" 3990:Post-invasion WMD conjecture 3419:2007 Karbala mosque bombings 3121:Killing of Manadel al-Jamadi 3115:Death of Abed Hamed Mowhoush 2993:Mahmudiyah rape and killings 2940:U.S. killings of journalists 2433:Defeat Al Qaeda in the North 1652:2005 parliamentary elections 1366: 197:U.S. invasion of Afghanistan 7: 4746:Military–industrial complex 4676: 3788:Torture by the Wolf Brigade 1865:Ansar al-Islam in Kurdistan 1855:Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad 1848:Jaish al-Ta'ifa al-Mansurah 1526:Mission Accomplished speech 1184:Oil as a possible rationale 936: 524: 456:Special Activities Division 420:said that Bush's first two 350:Central Intelligence Agency 167:Iraqi no-fly zones conflict 47:was adopted and subsequent 10: 4905: 4761:Petrodollar warfare theory 3876: 3773:Raid on Camp Ashraf (2011) 3231:Karbala and Najaf bombings 2952:Killing of Nadhem Abdullah 1469:Status of forces agreement 1258:Legitimacy of the invasion 447: 399:Iraqi Intelligence Service 4815: 4682: 4671: 4605: 4597:Private contractor deaths 4554: 4539:Old North Memorial Garden 4511: 4420:Old Europe and New Europe 4343: 4339: 4328: 4274: 4208: 4104: 4047:MoveOn.org ad controversy 3980: 3926:Al-Aimmah Bridge disaster 3904:Iraq Family Health Survey 3886: 3882: 3871: 3851: 3797: 3765: 3675: 3604: 3538: 3477: 3454:Al-Khilani mosque bombing 3346: 3300: 3249: 3183: 3152: 3140: 3069: 3050: 3005:Baghdad detainee killings 2925: 2914: 2903: 2862: 2841: 2803: 2747: 2706: 2665: 2584: 2478: 2471: 2451: 2425: 2314: 2258: 2192: 2136: 2038: 2031: 2027: 2013: 1958: 1899: 1870:Black Banner Organization 1793: 1784: 1708: 1704: 1691: 1610:Al Qa'qaa high explosives 1539: 1496:Preparations for invasion 1479: 1416:Capture of Saddam Hussein 1376: 1372: 1361: 1298: 1278:Saddam's alleged shredder 1192: 1115: 1012: 955: 948: 944: 931: 921: 800:Simon & Schuster, Inc 475:10th Special Forces Group 422:National Security Council 203:Alleged Prague connection 35:was harboring terrorists. 4788:Unitary executive theory 4492:Inverted totalitarianism 4382:Coalition of the willing 4232:Bring Them Home Now Tour 4131:Saddam Hussein interview 2935:During the 2003 invasion 1875:Wakefulness and Holy War 1833:Mujahideen Shura Council 1808:1920 Revolution Brigades 1273:Rapid response operation 1268:Military analyst program 1234:Failed peace initiatives 546:Operation Northern Watch 388:Presidential involvement 331:Operation Southern Focus 323:Operation Southern Watch 315:Operation Northern Watch 143:Iraqi invasion of Kuwait 4734:Gulf of Tonkin incident 4719:Extraordinary rendition 4447:Star Spangled Ice Cream 4171:Oprah's Anti-war series 4037:Al Jazeera bombing memo 3995:Iraq scandal in Finland 3667:Baghdad church massacre 3354:Mustansiriya University 3170:Imam Ali mosque bombing 3127:Death of Fashad Mohamed 3017:Iraqi bodyguard killing 1886:Abu Bakr Al-Salafi Army 1659:Transitional Government 1640:Iraqi Governing Council 1096:U.S. War in Afghanistan 973:1979 Ba'ath Party Purge 531:Outline of the Iraq War 450:Operation Viking Hammer 354:Iraqi National Congress 173:Iraq disarmament crisis 4869:Modern history of Iraq 3778:Archaeological looting 3338:Hayy Al-Jihad massacre 3318:Buratha mosque bombing 3035:Nisour Square massacre 1516:Battle of Debecka Pass 1389:Occupation (2003–2011) 1248:Iraqi–Kurdish conflict 1062:Oil-for-Food Programme 1037:Sanctions against Iraq 569:Stieb, Joseph (2021). 541:Oil-for-Food Programme 309:. 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Bush 321:in the north and 313:then followed by 261: 260: 4896: 4879:Politics of Iraq 4874:Preludes to wars 4848: 4847: 4839: 4830: 4829: 4821: 4820: 4673: 4672: 4487:Global arrogance 4477: 4476: 4341: 4340: 4330: 4329: 4299:War against ISIL 4282:The rise of ISIL 4247:January 27, 2007 4237:January 20, 2005 4109: 4108: 4072: 4071: 3960:Iraqi Christians 3884: 3883: 3873: 3872: 3766:Other war crimes 3697:Bagdad bombings 3626:Bagdad bombings 3545:Bagdad bombings 3484:Bagdad bombings 3414:Iraqi Parliament 3267:Musayyib bombing 3150: 3149: 2987:Haditha massacre 2923: 2922: 2916: 2915: 2905: 2904: 2483: 2482: 2476: 2475: 2306:Together Forward 2179:Vigilant Resolve 2113:Peninsula Strike 2036: 2035: 2029: 2028: 2015: 2014: 1930:Sheibani Network 1843:Al-Qaeda in Iraq 1791: 1790: 1706: 1705: 1693: 1692: 1621: 1620: 1593:Development Fund 1374: 1373: 1363: 1362: 1340:February Dossier 1145:Chemical weapons 953: 952: 946: 945: 933: 932: 907: 900: 893: 884: 883: 878: 877: 875: 873: 867: 860: 852: 846: 845: 843: 841: 820: 814: 813: 786: 780: 777: 771: 769: 763: 755: 753: 752: 743:. 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Mammoth 2046:Ancient Babylon 2023: 1997: 1983:Al-Abud Network 1968:Fedayeen Saddam 1960: 1954: 1901: 1895: 1891:Mujahideen Army 1795: 1786: 1780: 1700: 1675: 1626: 1619: 1600:Economic reform 1542: 1535: 1511:Fall of Baghdad 1482: 1475: 1464:U.S. withdrawal 1384:Invasion (2003) 1368: 1349: 1345:Bush–Aznar memo 1300: 1294: 1239:Iraq resolution 1188: 1107: 1008: 940: 927: 917: 911: 881: 871: 869: 865: 858: 854: 853: 849: 839: 837: 822: 821: 817: 810: 787: 783: 778: 774: 757: 756: 750: 748: 741:"Archived copy" 739: 738: 731: 724: 714:The Lyons Press 704: 695: 687: 678: 668: 666: 651: 647: 636: 632: 623: 621: 610: 606: 591: 567: 563: 559: 527: 510: 452: 446: 428:In April 2002, 390: 339: 319:Iraqi Kurdistan 257: 228: 209:Iraq Resolution 161:Iraqi uprisings 73: 64: 17: 12: 11: 5: 4902: 4892: 4891: 4886: 4881: 4876: 4871: 4854: 4853: 4816: 4813: 4812: 4809: 4808: 4806: 4805: 4800: 4795: 4790: 4785: 4780: 4773: 4768: 4763: 4758: 4753: 4748: 4743: 4742: 4741: 4731: 4726: 4721: 4716: 4715: 4714: 4704: 4699: 4694: 4689: 4683: 4680: 4679: 4669: 4668: 4665: 4664: 4661: 4660: 4658: 4657: 4652: 4647: 4642: 4637: 4632: 4627: 4622: 4617: 4611: 4609: 4603: 4602: 4600: 4599: 4594: 4589: 4584: 4579: 4574: 4569: 4564: 4562:Assassinations 4558: 4556: 4552: 4551: 4549: 4548: 4541: 4536: 4531: 4526: 4521: 4515: 4513: 4509: 4508: 4505: 4504: 4502: 4501: 4494: 4489: 4483: 4481: 4474: 4473: 4466: 4461: 4454: 4449: 4444: 4437: 4432: 4427: 4422: 4417: 4414:"Mrs. Anthrax" 4410: 4405: 4400: 4395: 4390: 4385: 4378: 4375:"Chemical Ali" 4371: 4364: 4363: 4362: 4347: 4345: 4337: 4336: 4326: 4325: 4322: 4321: 4318: 4317: 4315: 4314: 4313:(2017–present) 4308: 4302: 4301:(2014–present) 4296: 4290: 4284: 4278: 4276: 4272: 4271: 4269: 4267:March 19, 2008 4264: 4259: 4254: 4252:March 17, 2007 4249: 4244: 4239: 4234: 4229: 4227:March 20, 2003 4224: 4219: 4217:Halloween 2002 4214: 4212: 4206: 4205: 4203: 4202: 4197: 4190: 4183: 4178: 4173: 4168: 4166:United Nations 4163: 4158: 4153: 4152: 4151: 4140: 4137: 4136: 4134: 4133: 4128: 4121: 4115: 4113: 4106: 4102: 4101: 4098: 4097: 4095: 4094: 4089: 4087:Duelfer Report 4084: 4078: 4076: 4075:Investigations 4069: 4068: 4067: 4066: 4059:Role of Canada 4056: 4049: 4044: 4039: 4034: 4029: 4024: 4023: 4022: 4020:Hutton Inquiry 4012: 4007: 4002: 3997: 3992: 3986: 3984: 3978: 3977: 3975: 3974: 3969: 3968: 3967: 3962: 3952: 3950:Financial cost 3947: 3946: 3945: 3935: 3930: 3929: 3928: 3918: 3917: 3916: 3911: 3909:Lancet surveys 3906: 3901: 3890: 3888: 3880: 3879: 3869: 3868: 3865: 3864: 3861: 3860: 3852: 3849: 3848: 3846: 3845: 3840: 3833: 3826: 3819: 3814: 3813: 3812: 3801: 3799: 3795: 3794: 3792: 3791: 3785: 3780: 3775: 3769: 3767: 3763: 3762: 3759: 3758: 3756: 3755: 3750: 3745: 3740: 3735: 3730: 3728:Al Hillah 2011 3725: 3723:Tikrit assault 3720: 3715: 3714: 3713: 3708: 3703: 3695: 3694: 3693: 3688: 3679: 3677: 3673: 3672: 3670: 3669: 3664: 3659: 3658: 3657: 3652: 3647: 3642: 3637: 3632: 3624: 3623: 3622: 3617: 3608: 3606: 3602: 3601: 3599: 3598: 3593: 3588: 3583: 3578: 3577: 3576: 3571: 3566: 3561: 3556: 3551: 3542: 3540: 3536: 3535: 3533: 3532: 3527: 3522: 3520:Dujail bombing 3517: 3512: 3507: 3502: 3501: 3500: 3495: 3490: 3481: 3479: 3475: 3474: 3472: 3471: 3466: 3461: 3459:Amirli bombing 3456: 3451: 3446: 3441: 3436: 3435: 3434: 3429: 3427:April massacre 3421: 3416: 3411: 3406: 3404:Al Hillah 2007 3401: 3400: 3399: 3394: 3389: 3384: 3379: 3374: 3369: 3364: 3356: 3350: 3348: 3344: 3343: 3341: 3340: 3335: 3334: 3333: 3328: 3320: 3315: 3310: 3304: 3302: 3298: 3297: 3295: 3294: 3289: 3284: 3283: 3282: 3277: 3269: 3264: 3259: 3257:Al Hillah 2005 3253: 3251: 3247: 3246: 3244: 3243: 3238: 3233: 3228: 3227: 3226: 3221: 3213: 3208: 3203: 3198: 3193: 3187: 3185: 3181: 3180: 3178: 3177: 3172: 3167: 3162: 3156: 3154: 3147: 3143:Other killings 3138: 3137: 3134: 3133: 3131: 3130: 3124: 3118: 3112: 3106: 3100: 3097:Balad Air Base 3094: 3088: 3082: 3075: 3073: 3067: 3066: 3064: 3063: 3056: 3054: 3048: 3047: 3045: 3044: 3038: 3032: 3026: 3020: 3014: 3008: 3002: 2996: 2990: 2984: 2978: 2972: 2966: 2960: 2955: 2949: 2948: 2947: 2942: 2931: 2929: 2920: 2912: 2911: 2901: 2900: 2897: 2896: 2893: 2892: 2890: 2889: 2887:Abu Kamal raid 2884: 2883: 2882: 2877: 2866: 2864: 2863:Related events 2860: 2859: 2856: 2855: 2853: 2852: 2845: 2843: 2839: 2838: 2836: 2835: 2830: 2825: 2820: 2815: 2807: 2805: 2801: 2800: 2798: 2797: 2792: 2787: 2785:Route Bismarck 2782: 2777: 2772: 2767: 2762: 2757: 2751: 2749: 2745: 2744: 2742: 2741: 2736: 2731: 2726: 2721: 2716: 2710: 2708: 2704: 2703: 2701: 2700: 2695: 2690: 2685: 2680: 2675: 2669: 2667: 2663: 2662: 2660: 2655: 2650: 2645: 2640: 2635: 2630: 2625: 2620: 2615: 2610: 2605: 2600: 2595: 2588: 2586: 2582: 2581: 2579: 2578: 2573: 2571:Majar al-Kabir 2567: 2564: 2563: 2561: 2560: 2555: 2550: 2545: 2540: 2535: 2530: 2525: 2520: 2515: 2510: 2505: 2500: 2495: 2489: 2487: 2480: 2473: 2469: 2468: 2465: 2464: 2462: 2461: 2455: 2453: 2449: 2448: 2446: 2445: 2440: 2435: 2429: 2427: 2423: 2422: 2420: 2419: 2414: 2409: 2404: 2399: 2397:Saber Guardian 2394: 2389: 2384: 2379: 2377:Phantom Strike 2374: 2369: 2364: 2359: 2354: 2349: 2344: 2342:Commando Eagle 2339: 2334: 2329: 2324: 2318: 2316: 2312: 2311: 2309: 2308: 2303: 2298: 2293: 2288: 2283: 2278: 2276:Guardian Tiger 2273: 2268: 2262: 2260: 2256: 2255: 2253: 2252: 2247: 2242: 2237: 2232: 2227: 2222: 2217: 2212: 2207: 2202: 2196: 2194: 2190: 2189: 2187: 2186: 2184:Warrior's Rage 2181: 2176: 2171: 2166: 2161: 2156: 2151: 2146: 2140: 2138: 2134: 2133: 2131: 2130: 2125: 2120: 2115: 2110: 2105: 2104: 2103: 2096:Northern Delay 2093: 2088: 2083: 2078: 2073: 2068: 2063: 2058: 2053: 2048: 2042: 2040: 2033: 2025: 2024: 2011: 2010: 2007: 2006: 2003: 2002: 1999: 1998: 1996: 1995: 1990: 1985: 1980: 1975: 1970: 1964: 1962: 1956: 1955: 1953: 1952: 1947: 1942: 1937: 1932: 1927: 1922: 1917: 1911: 1905: 1903: 1897: 1896: 1894: 1893: 1888: 1883: 1877: 1872: 1867: 1862: 1857: 1852: 1851: 1850: 1845: 1835: 1830: 1828:Jeish Muhammad 1825: 1820: 1815: 1810: 1805: 1799: 1797: 1788: 1782: 1781: 1779: 1778: 1773: 1771:United Kingdom 1768: 1763: 1758: 1753: 1748: 1743: 1738: 1733: 1728: 1723: 1721:Ba'athist Iraq 1718: 1712: 1710: 1702: 1701: 1689: 1688: 1685: 1684: 1681: 1680: 1677: 1676: 1674: 1673: 1672: 1671: 1661: 1656: 1655: 1654: 1644: 1643: 1642: 1631: 1629: 1618: 1617: 1612: 1607: 1602: 1597: 1596: 1595: 1588:Reconstruction 1585: 1580: 1575: 1574: 1573: 1568: 1563: 1553: 1547: 1545: 1537: 1536: 1534: 1533: 1528: 1523: 1518: 1513: 1508: 1503: 1498: 1493: 1487: 1485: 1477: 1476: 1474: 1473: 1472: 1471: 1461: 1460: 1459: 1449: 1444: 1439: 1438: 1437: 1428: 1423: 1413: 1408: 1406:Anbar campaign 1403: 1402: 1401: 1399:2003–06 period 1391: 1386: 1380: 1378: 1370: 1369: 1359: 1358: 1355: 1354: 1351: 1350: 1348: 1347: 1342: 1337: 1332: 1325: 1323:Vilnius letter 1320: 1315: 1310: 1308:Habbush letter 1304: 1302: 1296: 1295: 1293: 1292: 1287: 1285:Preemptive war 1282: 1281: 1280: 1275: 1270: 1263:Media coverage 1260: 1255: 1250: 1245: 1236: 1231: 1230: 1229: 1219: 1214: 1213: 1212: 1207: 1196: 1194: 1190: 1189: 1187: 1186: 1181: 1180: 1179: 1174: 1169: 1167:Anthrax claims 1159: 1158: 1157: 1152: 1147: 1142: 1137: 1135:Aluminum tubes 1132: 1121: 1119: 1113: 1112: 1109: 1108: 1106: 1105: 1104: 1103: 1093: 1088: 1083: 1082: 1081: 1071: 1070: 1069: 1067:Investigations 1059: 1054: 1049: 1047:1991 uprisings 1044: 1039: 1034: 1033: 1032: 1027: 1016: 1014: 1010: 1009: 1007: 1006: 1001: 1000: 999: 997:Anfal campaign 994: 989: 975: 970: 965: 959: 957: 950: 942: 941: 929: 928: 925:Iraqi conflict 922: 919: 918: 910: 909: 902: 895: 887: 880: 879: 847: 815: 808: 795:Plan of Attack 781: 772: 729: 722: 693: 689:Plan of Attack 676: 645: 630: 604: 589: 560: 558: 555: 554: 553: 548: 543: 538: 533: 526: 523: 509: 506: 486:Saddam Hussein 471:Ansar al-Islam 467:Ansar al-Islam 448:Main article: 445: 442: 407:George W. Bush 389: 386: 356:(INC), led by 343:U.S. President 338: 335: 285:Richard Butler 271:mandated that 259: 258: 256: 255: 248: 241: 233: 230: 229: 227: 226: 225: 224: 218: 212: 206: 200: 194: 188: 182: 176: 170: 164: 158: 152: 146: 140: 130: 124: 118: 112: 106: 100: 91: 88: 87: 79: 78: 63: 60: 25:George W. Bush 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 4901: 4890: 4887: 4885: 4882: 4880: 4877: 4875: 4872: 4870: 4867: 4866: 4864: 4851: 4842: 4838: 4833: 4824: 4814: 4804: 4801: 4799: 4796: 4794: 4791: 4789: 4786: 4784: 4783:Unilateralism 4781: 4779: 4778: 4774: 4772: 4769: 4767: 4764: 4762: 4759: 4757: 4754: 4752: 4749: 4747: 4744: 4740: 4737: 4736: 4735: 4732: 4730: 4727: 4725: 4722: 4720: 4717: 4713: 4710: 4709: 4708: 4705: 4703: 4700: 4698: 4695: 4693: 4690: 4688: 4685: 4684: 4681: 4674: 4670: 4656: 4653: 4651: 4648: 4646: 4643: 4641: 4638: 4636: 4633: 4631: 4628: 4626: 4623: 4621: 4618: 4616: 4613: 4612: 4610: 4608: 4604: 4598: 4595: 4593: 4590: 4588: 4585: 4583: 4582:Documentaries 4580: 4578: 4575: 4573: 4570: 4568: 4565: 4563: 4560: 4559: 4557: 4553: 4547: 4546: 4542: 4540: 4537: 4535: 4532: 4530: 4527: 4525: 4522: 4520: 4517: 4516: 4514: 4510: 4500: 4499: 4495: 4493: 4490: 4488: 4485: 4484: 4482: 4478: 4472: 4471: 4467: 4465: 4462: 4460: 4459: 4455: 4453: 4450: 4448: 4445: 4443: 4442: 4438: 4436: 4433: 4431: 4430:Shock and awe 4428: 4426: 4425:Regime change 4423: 4421: 4418: 4416: 4415: 4411: 4409: 4406: 4404: 4403:Friedman Unit 4401: 4399: 4398:Freedom fries 4396: 4394: 4391: 4389: 4388:Dead checking 4386: 4384: 4383: 4379: 4377: 4376: 4372: 4370: 4369: 4368:"Baghdad Bob" 4365: 4361: 4360: 4356: 4355: 4354: 4353: 4349: 4348: 4346: 4342: 4338: 4334:Miscellaneous 4331: 4327: 4312: 4309: 4306: 4303: 4300: 4297: 4294: 4291: 4288: 4285: 4283: 4280: 4279: 4277: 4273: 4268: 4265: 4263: 4260: 4258: 4255: 4253: 4250: 4248: 4245: 4243: 4240: 4238: 4235: 4233: 4230: 4228: 4225: 4223: 4220: 4218: 4215: 4213: 4211: 4207: 4201: 4198: 4196: 4195: 4191: 4189: 4188: 4184: 4182: 4179: 4177: 4174: 4172: 4169: 4167: 4164: 4162: 4159: 4157: 4154: 4150: 4147: 4146: 4145: 4142: 4141: 4132: 4129: 4127: 4126: 4122: 4120: 4117: 4116: 4114: 4110: 4107: 4103: 4093: 4090: 4088: 4085: 4083: 4080: 4079: 4077: 4073: 4065: 4064:War resisters 4062: 4061: 4060: 4057: 4055: 4054: 4050: 4048: 4045: 4043: 4040: 4038: 4035: 4033: 4030: 4028: 4025: 4021: 4018: 4017: 4016: 4013: 4011: 4008: 4006: 4003: 4001: 3998: 3996: 3993: 3991: 3988: 3987: 3985: 3983:controversies 3979: 3973: 3970: 3966: 3963: 3961: 3958: 3957: 3956: 3953: 3951: 3948: 3944: 3941: 3940: 3939: 3936: 3934: 3931: 3927: 3924: 3923: 3922: 3919: 3915: 3912: 3910: 3907: 3905: 3902: 3900: 3897: 3896: 3895: 3892: 3891: 3889: 3885: 3881: 3874: 3870: 3858: 3856: 3850: 3844: 3843:Taguba Report 3841: 3839: 3838: 3837:Saleh v. Bush 3834: 3832: 3831: 3827: 3825: 3824: 3820: 3818: 3815: 3811: 3808: 3807: 3806: 3803: 3802: 3800: 3796: 3789: 3786: 3784: 3781: 3779: 3776: 3774: 3771: 3770: 3768: 3764: 3754: 3751: 3749: 3746: 3744: 3743:Taji bombings 3741: 3739: 3736: 3734: 3731: 3729: 3726: 3724: 3721: 3719: 3716: 3712: 3709: 3707: 3704: 3702: 3699: 3698: 3696: 3692: 3689: 3687: 3684: 3683: 3681: 3680: 3678: 3674: 3668: 3665: 3663: 3660: 3656: 3653: 3651: 3648: 3646: 3643: 3641: 3638: 3636: 3633: 3631: 3628: 3627: 3625: 3621: 3618: 3616: 3613: 3612: 3610: 3609: 3607: 3603: 3597: 3596:Tal Afar 2009 3594: 3592: 3589: 3587: 3584: 3582: 3579: 3575: 3572: 3570: 3567: 3565: 3562: 3560: 3557: 3555: 3552: 3550: 3547: 3546: 3544: 3543: 3541: 3537: 3531: 3528: 3526: 3523: 3521: 3518: 3516: 3513: 3511: 3508: 3506: 3503: 3499: 3496: 3494: 3491: 3489: 3486: 3485: 3483: 3482: 3480: 3476: 3470: 3467: 3465: 3462: 3460: 3457: 3455: 3452: 3450: 3447: 3445: 3442: 3440: 3437: 3433: 3430: 3428: 3425: 3424: 3422: 3420: 3417: 3415: 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George W. Bush
Cincinnati
Saddam Hussein's Iraq
Iraq War
United Nations Security Council Resolution 687
UN weapons inspectors were inside Iraq
containment
leading up
Iraq War

14 July Revolution
Iraqi–Kurdish conflict
17 July Revolution
Iranian Revolution
Ba'ath Party Purge
Iran–Iraq War
Iraqgate
Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
Gulf War
Sanctions against Iraq
Iraqi uprisings
Iraqi no-fly zones conflict
Iraq disarmament crisis
Arms-to-Iraq affair
September 11 attacks
U.S. anthrax attacks
U.S. invasion of Afghanistan
Alleged Prague connection
Iraq Resolution

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