TIMELINE: Three Years Of War In Iraq
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TIMELINE: Three Years Of War In Iraq
Today marks the three-year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. ThinkProgress has created a timeline that tells the story of the Iraq war over the past 36 months.
Prior to the war, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld claimed the Iraq war might last “five days or five weeks or five months, but it certainly isn’t going to last any longer than that.” But as the war has intensified and escalated into a “long, hard slog,” some of the critical details have faded from our memories.
The timeline catalogues the key events, quotes and pictures of the war. Check it out and spread the word. And make sure to tell us what we missed in the comments section.
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If that weren't enough, Bush and congress are wiretapping and searching Americans without warrant.
March 19th, 2006 at 7:06 pmCan you imagine after the end of our civil war another country had invaded us to over throw Lincoln?
March 19th, 2006 at 7:07 pmHappy Third Anniversary, courtesy of Assclowns of the Week, #31.
March 19th, 2006 at 7:14 pmSo much blood. So much destruction.
America choose to go to war. America choose to invade another country. This is not the America I was raised to love.
A special place in hell is reserved for all the war whores that shoved this down our collective throats. That starts right at the top with this "most christian" president.
March 19th, 2006 at 7:17 pmBoy, if the mission was to make us less safe by creating a complete clusterf*ck in the Middle East, bankrupting the nation and destorying our reputation worldwide, then I guess Bush was right when he proclaimed Mission Accomplished almost 3 years ago.
Criminals, all of 'em.
Operation F.U.B.A.R. in three parts:
March 19th, 2006 at 7:20 pmPart 1: Wayback Machine
Part 2: The Delorean
Part 3: Quantum Leap
It is, it's an "invasion" and an "occupation"; those are the correct and better words to use to describe the danged thing.
It's not a "war"; if you think it is, then who is it a "war" against?
The Administration uses that word "war" almost as much as the word "freedom"; more I think.
And they get away with a lot, this incessant use of that word "war"; they play, almost subliminally, on the American People's sense of Duty, Honor, and Country, by saying the word "war".
But it's not that; it's an "invasion" and an "occupation".
Those are the correct and better words.
March 19th, 2006 at 7:21 pmCan you add Harry Reid shutting the Senate demanding Phase II?
http://thinkprogress.org/2005/11/01/video-closed-session/
March 19th, 2006 at 7:25 pmthank you for collecting this timeline... it is very thorough and makes one say 'hey, yeah, i forgot about *that* one!'
not to be self-serving, but, i have what i believe a good archive that tracks your timeline http://www.rissercouk.blogspot.com
your site is absolutely wonderful and i make sure i look at it about twenty times a day!
peace,
jim risser
March 19th, 2006 at 7:29 pmDon't forget to label the falling of the Saddam's statue with a link to the report that discredited it which FAIR referenced the other day to the Los Angeles Times, 7/3/04
March 19th, 2006 at 7:29 pmIronic, that this war is being prosecuted by the sort of people who were culturally oppossed to the psychedelic sixties yet they're foreign policy of pre-emption appears to be based upon surrealism. As a proud member of the "reality based community" I am thoroughly disgusted.
Intrepid Liberal Journal
March 19th, 2006 at 7:33 pmYou people are truly kooks. I enjoy the good laugh I get from reading this forum. "PRESIDENT BUSH'S INVASION" indeed.
March 19th, 2006 at 7:42 pm
March 19th, 2006 at 7:42 pmLink
March 19th, 2006 at 7:45 pmLink
March 19th, 2006 at 7:49 pmDear God, please forgive us.
March 19th, 2006 at 7:50 pmLink
March 19th, 2006 at 7:52 pmJan 30, 2005... Appx. one-half hour after polls close a British C-130 crashed outside of Baghdad killing 10. An insurgent-deployed TOW missile is suspected:
[Link]
March 19th, 2006 at 7:58 pmGOLIPOLI.
March 19th, 2006 at 7:58 pmTo really get the full story, the timeline should include events leading up to the invasion.
March 19th, 2006 at 8:01 pmApril 21, 2005:
A helicopter operated by private security firm Blackwater is shot down killing 11 including 6 Americans. The pilot survives the crash and is videotaped by insurgents being forced to stand, walk on his broken leg and then he is shot repeatedly by the insurgents. The video is made available on the internet.
[Link]
March 19th, 2006 at 8:02 pmWhat a pathetic, uneducated, ill informed, narrow minded bunch of readers this rag has on it's rolls. This is only the third "anniversary" of the invasion of Iraq......but sadly, I think it is a celebration of many more years of idiocy from Think Progress readers.
March 19th, 2006 at 8:02 pmJune 28, 2005: President Bush Conflates 9/11 and Iraq During Speech at Fort Bragg
March 19th, 2006 at 8:02 pm
Please only post pictures that are relevant to the particular topic. Thanks.
March 19th, 2006 at 8:03 pmDecember 21, 2004:
A rocket is fired into a mess tent in the US base in Mosul killing 22 Americans soldiers.
[Link]
March 19th, 2006 at 8:04 pm
March 19th, 2006 at 8:07 pmhttp://www.velvetrevolution.us/images/FINAL_JOB_APPROVAL.pdf
March 19th, 2006 at 8:09 pmJune 27, 2005:
A Marine convoy in Fallujah is ambushed killing 8 including 4 women Marines - the biggest loss of women in one incident since WW2. 11 women Marines were injured.
[Link]
March 19th, 2006 at 8:12 pmBREAKING: Donaldleehackle alleged co-conspiritor with Gary Rupert, William Sire, and Straw in their attempt to support the anti-American overthrow of our Constitutional government by aligning themselves with the America hating neo-cons.
Sources place them gathering in groups at fancy elitist fundraisers, burning books and worshiping their Chancellor, the Straw man
March 19th, 2006 at 8:13 pmJudd,
The CBS News article you are linking to is not the direct quote from Rumsfeld regarding the famous short war quote. CBS News is misquoting for some reason. Dang liberal media.
Here is the actual quote and the link to the transcript.
"And it is not knowable if force will be used, but if it is to be used, it is not knowable how long that conflict would last. It could last, you know, six days, six weeks. I doubt six months."
http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0302/07/se.01.html
But then, why would we expect the MSM to actually track down a quote?
March 19th, 2006 at 8:14 pmI guess that should have been directed to Fiaz.
March 19th, 2006 at 8:16 pmMarch 4, 2005:
Italian Secret Service agent Nicolo Pollari is shot and killed approaching a US manned roadblock outside the Baghdad airport. He has just rescued Italian reporter Julia Sgrena who had been captured by insurgents.
[Link]
March 19th, 2006 at 8:17 pmSheesh, Faiz.
March 19th, 2006 at 8:17 pmJulia Sgrena believes that killing was intentional.
March 19th, 2006 at 8:18 pmHey spudge. I think there are two different quotes. Rumsfeld said both things.
March 19th, 2006 at 8:18 pmSpudge, I looked it up. It appears he said both of them. I had momentarily switched to the six months quote, but now I've switched it back.
March 19th, 2006 at 8:24 pmGreat job, really... Pretty sad to see it all lined up like this.
R2K
March 19th, 2006 at 8:25 pmWhat a pathetic, uneducated, ill informed, narrow minded bunch of readers this rag has on it’s rolls. This is only the third “anniversary†of the invasion of Iraq……but sadly, I think it is a celebration of many more years of idiocy from Think Progress readers.
Comment by donaldleehackle — March 19, 2006 @ 8:02 pm
Yet you are here to sway us to come around to your way of thinking? You might as well just shoot us all. That is afterall what you would really love to do deep down inside, as all Neocons fantasize about doing so to anyone that disagrees with their way of thinking. Just come right on out and say it. Be honest, at least with yourself.
March 19th, 2006 at 8:29 pmBush says WMD irrelevant. That always helps.
http://thinkprogress.org/2005/12/15/wmd-irrelevant/
March 19th, 2006 at 8:29 pmPast 3 years in America and Iraq have been very sad for everybody! And unless Bush is impeached we get another 3 years of HELL! My suspician of why Bush seems to not care about his poll numbers > he plans on bombing Iran without notice before this summer?!
March 19th, 2006 at 8:29 pmgiven what happens in falluja - leading up to the sacking of the city... may i suggest you include the protests of april 28 and 30, 2003 - that left at least 20 iraqis dead and more than 86 wounded.
March 19th, 2006 at 8:31 pm
missing link for falluja:
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0617-01.htm
March 19th, 2006 at 8:33 pmI don't know why I am commenting on the timeline except to rave about its' simplicity and beauty. Just magnificent work. The tragedy is that after watching for the second time the fox sunday show with wallace and hume and liasson,--- it is like --"Through the Looking Glass".
March 19th, 2006 at 8:36 pmI will say that hume might just be getting close to the breaking point. He is finding it more and more difficult to control his anger and the rest of the crew are beginning to squirm uncomfortably when he begins to rant. But- I do know that after I get done watching fox, (done I might add so that i keep my blood at a slow boil) I know that I have "Think Progress to aid my return to sanity!
billjpa
August 28, 2005 when more journalists killed during Iraq War than in Vietnam War:
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/082905Z.shtml
March 19th, 2006 at 8:37 pmMr. Bush, you are a reamed-out asshole.
-GSD
March 19th, 2006 at 8:43 pmGeorge: You have done one heck of a job with the war! The reason for going, the planning, the dismantling of the iraq army. Your performance can only be outshined by your cronies.
I hope you will have your day in court like Saddam.
March 19th, 2006 at 8:44 pmHe's not a "War President", he is a "Whore President".
-GSD
March 19th, 2006 at 8:44 pmRegime change begins at home.
March 19th, 2006 at 8:44 pmComment by donaldleehackle — March 19, 2006 @ 8:02 pm
What an excellent discription except you have to include "the rag" as well. Hmmm .... where is that "Cya" (something or other ) I irritate so much. I don't see any of his idiotic rants in this thread.
March 19th, 2006 at 8:44 pmJudd, Faiz,
You guys are correct. He said both. I had never heard the 555 one before. So, let's see here.
On November 16, 2002, Rumfeld said 555.
Gaurdian Unlimited
November 16, 2002
Iraqi army is tougher than US believes
Then on February 7, 2003 Rumsfeld says 666.
CNN
February 7, 2003
Defense Secretary Speaks to American Troops
You'll notice he dropped the world war III stuff. Because nobody wants to hear 666 and World War II at the same time.
March 19th, 2006 at 8:45 pmIs there another timeline available for the events leading up to the war? You know, not just the Cincinnati speech, nor the "time is running out" stuff, but also the US & UK bombing runs meant to draw Hussein into the war, the PNAC's letters to Clinton saying let's boogie, and all that?
March 19th, 2006 at 8:53 pmOur anger should be directed at the media whores who sold this war to a gullible American people. People like Tom Friedman should be held responsible for all their NeoCon whoring during the months leading up to the war.
March 19th, 2006 at 9:00 pmBackup for the DSM:
http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/02/another-british-memo/
March 19th, 2006 at 9:02 pmHey, George? Here is Your Escape of it you lowly incompetent...
March 19th, 2006 at 9:07 pmYa know when I see a Picture of Boy Buffoon, Hater Of America, lover of Corporate Ideology and Death, I have no reason to read what it Says because if George Says it -its CRAP.
March 19th, 2006 at 9:28 pmConsider it done.
March 19th, 2006 at 9:29 pmThe timeline is linked on Cloak and Swagger.
Doesn't matter. The war is over! It's V-T Day! I know this because Chimpy marked the third anniversary of Shock-n-Awe today without using the word, "war."
But...who won?
March 19th, 2006 at 9:39 pmJOB APPROVAL DOWN TO 34%? TIME TO START ANOTHER WAR
March 19th, 2006 at 9:53 pmI'm not sure where it falls in the timeline exactly (it was early), but the big car bomb attack on the UN doesn't seem to be in the timeline.
March 19th, 2006 at 9:57 pmThank you, Faiz and TP.
With all the gunplay and chair-breaking that goes on in these comments sections, I usually forget to tell you what an important resource you provide, and how much I appreciate your nut-busting efforts to gather, digest, fact-check and make available so much data, with such regularity.
Re-living the last 3 years in Reader's Digest condensed form is a real gut-punch. It is no wonder this country is -- and has been -- torn between heartsickness, rage and a gathering sense of shame.
March 19th, 2006 at 10:01 pmgasp
March 19th, 2006 at 10:08 pmWWJB-Who Would Jesus Bomb?
March 19th, 2006 at 10:08 pmTime is up. The non-sense has gone on long enough. The Federal Government refuses to hold this man accountable. We can lawfully changes the Constitution outside Article V. Here's how: [ Click ]
Plan going forward: Link under my name, with draft new Constitution discussion. [ Also here ]
This problem can easily be solved if we simply write down what the Federal Government needs to do: Face meaningful consequences if they fail to assert the rule of law, or continue to fund unlawful wars.
Bush has the burden proof: Where's the evidence of an "imminent threat"? There is none -- that's a war crime; and this Federal Government can be compelled to account through a new Constitution. Got another idea? The time for waiting is over.
March 19th, 2006 at 10:14 pmsad
March 19th, 2006 at 10:34 pmYou can add some links, such as the one below, that document how the toppling of the Saddam statue was staged by the US military.
[linkhttp://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article2842.htm]
March 19th, 2006 at 10:44 pmHey, TP ! What is with that picture of Bush ?!? Are you trying to make me sick, or something ? ;)
March 19th, 2006 at 10:45 pmSilly bloggers and blogreaders...haven't you heard????
It's going very, very well.
Let's stage another election, more purple fingers. Yeah that's the ticket--purple fingers. And plenty of them.
And pay no attention to that picture of the curiously-sized American flags{they kinda look like they're wrapped around boxes of some kind. Just pretend you didn't see it.
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March 19th, 2006 at 10:53 pmCan somebody help me find a link to the story about the guy that was an American who was captures wearing a Chicago Bulls jersey during Operation Desert Storm?
I can't seem to find it, but remember it was all over the news at the time.
Thanks!
March 19th, 2006 at 10:55 pmTHERE'S A LIE POSTED ON THIS THREAD, I have no idea whether it's intentional or not. It's post #24...
"December 21, 2004: A rocket is fired into a mess tent in the US base in Mosul killing 22 Americans soldiers."
THAT'S A LIE.
From an Associated Press report, by way of The Boston Globe, dated January 4, 2005 http://www.boston.com/news/world/articles/2005/01/04/bomber_of_us_mess_hall_said_to_be_saudi_student/
CAIRO -- The suicide bomber who killed 22 people when he blew himself up in a US mess hall in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul was a Saudi
He was identified as 20-year-old Ahmed Said Ahmed al-Ghamdi. He was the son of a Saudi Arabian Ambassador, and was in Iraq on a diplomatic passport. He is a cousin to three of the Saudi hijackers who attacked the U.S. on September 11, 2001.
THAT LIE ABOUT A ROCKET, WHICH HAS BEEN SOMETIMES SPUN AS A MORTOR ROUND, was an immediate lie advanced following the mess tent suicide bombing, and was not corrected by the the Administration, in yet another in a series of lies to cover for the terror against the American People and their Troops by the Saudi Royal Family (GWB's "good friends").
March 19th, 2006 at 11:07 pmAccording to Deadeye Dick Cheney on FACE THE NATION today, whatever good that happens in Iraq, stays in Iraq, so we should focus on the news that we don;t hear instead of the news that we do, like civil war and errorneous stuff like that.
And for those of you just tuning in: Happy Third Anniversary, courtesy of Assclowns of the Week #31.
March 19th, 2006 at 11:10 pmThe Military-Industrial-Complex helped to put Bush Junior into the presidency, but they blew it choosing a certified idiot like Dubya, because unlike Reagan he is a very bad actor! Bush Senior knows that his son is mentally deranged, but he foisted him into office anyways and now our nation and the world suffers for it!
March 19th, 2006 at 11:12 pmHey Bubble Boy why didn't you listen to pop?
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Excerpt from "Why We Didn't Remove Saddam" by George Bush [Sr.] and Brent Scowcroft, Time (2 March 1998):
While we hoped that popular revolt or coup would topple Saddam, neither the U.S. nor the countries of the region wished to see the breakup of the Iraqi state. We were concerned about the long-term balance of power at the head of the Gulf. Trying to eliminate Saddam, extending the ground war into an occupation of Iraq, would have violated our guideline about not changing objectives in midstream, engaging in "mission creep," and would have incurred incalculable human and political costs. Apprehending him was probably impossible. We had been unable to find Noriega in Panama, which we knew intimately. We would have been forced to occupy Baghdad and, in effect, rule Iraq. The coalition would instantly have collapsed, the Arabs deserting it in anger and other allies pulling out as well. Under those circumstances, furthermore, we had been self-consciously trying to set a pattern for handling aggression in the post-cold war world. Going in and occupying Iraq, thus unilaterally exceeding the U.N.'s mandate, would have destroyed the precedent of international response to aggression we hoped to establish. Had we gone the invasion route, the U.S. could conceivably still be an occupying power in a bitterly hostile land. It would have been a dramatically different--and perhaps barren--outcome.
I've been told that the same passage appears on page 489 of Bush and Scowcroft's book, A World Transformed (Alfred A. Knopf, 1998).
March 19th, 2006 at 11:35 pmOr this?
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Why We Didn't Remove Saddam"
George Bush [Sr.] and Brent Scowcroft
Time (2 March 1998)
The end of effective Iraqi resistance came with a rapidity which surprised us all, and we were perhaps psychologically unprepared for the sudden transition from fighting to peacemaking. True to the guidelines we had established, when we had achieved our strategic objectives (ejecting Iraqi forces from Kuwait and eroding Saddam's threat to the region) we stopped the fighting. But the necessary limitations placed on our objectives, the fog of war, and the lack of "battleship Missouri" surrender unfortunately left unresolved problems, and new ones arose.
We were disappointed that Saddam's defeat did not break his hold on power, as many of our Arab allies had predicted and we had come to expect. President Bush repeatedly declared that the fate of Saddam Hussein was up to the Iraqi people. Occasionally, he indicated that removal of Saddam would be welcome, but for very practical reasons there was never a promise to aid an uprising. While we hoped that popular revolt or coup would topple Saddam, neither the U.S. nor the countries of the region wished to see the breakup of the Iraqi state. We were concerned about the long-term balance of power at the head of the Gulf. Trying to eliminate Saddam, extending the ground war into an occupation of Iraq, would have violated our guideline about not changing objectives in midstream, engaging in "mission creep," and would have incurred incalculable human and political costs. Apprehending him was probably impossible. We had been unable to find Noriega in Panama, which we knew intimately. We would have been forced to occupy Baghdad and, in effect, rule Iraq. The coalition would instantly have collapsed, the Arabs deserting it in anger and other allies pulling out as well. Under those circumstances, furthermore, we had been self-consciously trying to set a pattern for handling aggression in the post-cold war world. Going in and occupying Iraq, thus unilaterally exceeding the U.N.'s mandate, would have destroyed the precedent of international response to aggression we hoped to establish. Had we gone the invasion route, the U.S. could conceivably still be an occupying power in a bitterly hostile land. It would have been a dramatically different--and perhaps barren--outcome.
We discussed at length forcing Saddam himself to accept the terms of Iraqi defeat at Safwan--just north of the Kuwait-Iraq border--and thus the responsibility and political consequences for the humiliation of such a devastating defeat. In the end, we asked ourselves what we would do if he refused. We concluded that we would be left with two options: continue the conflict until he backed down, or retreat from our demands. The latter would have sent a disastrous signal. The former would have split our Arab colleagues from the coalition and, de facto, forced us to change our objectives. Given those unpalatable choices, we allowed Saddam to avoid personal surrender and permitted him to send one of his generals. Perhaps we could have devised a system of selected punishment, such as air strikes on different military units, which would have proved a viable third option, but we had fulfilled our well-defined mission; Safwan was waiting.
As the conflict wound down, we felt a sense of urgency on the part of the coalition Arabs to get it over with and return to normal. This meant quickly withdrawing U.S. forces to an absolute minimum. Earlier there had been some concern in Arab ranks that once they allowed U.S. forces into the Middle East, we would be there to stay. Saddam's propaganda machine fanned these worries. Our prompt withdrawal helped cement our position with our Arab allies, who now trusted us far more than they ever had. We had come to their assistance in their time of need, asked nothing for ourselves, and left again when the job was done. Despite some criticism of our conduct of the war, the Israelis too had their faith in us solidified. We had shown our ability--and willingness--to intervene in the Middle East in a decisive way when our interests were challenged. We had also crippled the military capability of one of their most bitter enemies in the region. Our new credibility (coupled with Yasser Arafat's need to redeem his image after backing the wrong side in the war) had a quick and substantial payoff in the form of a Middle East peace conference in Madrid.
The Gulf War had far greater significance to the emerging post-cold war world than simply reversing Iraqi aggression and restoring Kuwait. Its magnitude and significance impelled us from the outset to extend our strategic vision beyond the crisis to the kind of precedent we should lay down for the future. From an American foreign-policymaking perspective, we sought to respond in a manner which would win broad domestic support and which could be applied universally to other crises. In international terms, we tried to establish a model for the use of force. First and foremost was the principle that aggression cannot pay. If we dealt properly with Iraq, that should go a long way toward dissuading future would-be aggressors. We also believed that the U.S. should not go it alone, that a multilateral approach was better. This was, in part, a practical matter. Mounting an effective military counter to Iraq's invasion required the backing and bases of Saudi Arabia and other Arab states.
March 19th, 2006 at 11:36 pm-------------
Wtf Duhbya?
engaging in “mission creep,†and would have incurred incalculable human and political costs.
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whaddya know bout that?
March 19th, 2006 at 11:40 pmPolitical costs and corrupt Neo-Conservative wrongheadedness come true.
The statue of Saddam Hussein was PULLED down by an Abrams 1 tank.
The statue of Saddam Hussein was not toppled by the Iraqis.
The Toppling Of Saddam Statue: An Eyewitness Report.
March 19th, 2006 at 11:50 pmSBS TV Australia: April 17, 2003
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article3024.htm
Hmmm, apparently, when they look at this timeline of lies, facts and events, the trolls don't have much to say.
March 19th, 2006 at 11:50 pmTruth can do that to the deluded.
Great job TP!
Bush is in the twlight zone and he has some serious medical problems. He lies even when he doesn't have to lie. He wants us to believe everything is going great in Iraq with no deaths to our troops. I feel bad for the parents of soldiers that support his criminal bush they are giving their childrens lives to this madman. Anyone who listens to these lies is really stupid or dumb. Even looking at him makes me sick.
March 20th, 2006 at 12:01 amMy birthday is March 19, and they just had to start this war on the same day. The day has lost some of it's celebration, over the last 3 years. So now when I think of my birthday, I also think of the war. Bummer. Why couldn't of it been on Bush's birthday?
March 20th, 2006 at 12:02 amHell! This latest US campaign was the largest modern military bombing campaign on empty farmland in the history of warfare! There were less cannon balls lobbed over the fields during the whole of the civil war! General Casey how do you explain Your Escape of it?
March 20th, 2006 at 12:08 amI LOVE IT WHEN THE CORPORATE MEDIA PRAISES BUSH FOR HIS "CANDOR," LIKE HE SHOULD BE GIVEN CREDIT FOR FINALLY TELLING A (VERY LIMITED) VERSION OF THE TRUTH ABOUT IRAQ.
BUT, THINK ABOUT IT:
IT'S A TACIT AGREEMENT THAT HE'S LIED ABOUT IRAQ FOR THREE YEARS AND ONLY STOPPED LYING BECAUSE THE LIES HAVE STOPPED WORKING.
THAT'S JUST AMAZING.
March 20th, 2006 at 12:12 amThanks, thanks, thanks! I truly believe you have saved future historians a lot of trouble. Great job!!
Love,
Jim
March 20th, 2006 at 12:20 am"On the eve of the third anniversary of the Iraq invasion, President Bush yesterday promised to “finish the mission†with “complete victory,†urging the American public to remain steadfast but offering no indication when victory may be achieved. [Washington Post, 3/19/06] " Or how it might be achieved! Bush where will you find Your Escape of it?
March 20th, 2006 at 12:25 amL Paul Bremer dissolves Iraqi military and intelligence services to promote debaathification. May 23, 2003.
http://www.iraqcoalition.org/regulations/20030823_CPAORD_2_Dissolution_of_Entities_with_Annex_A.pdf
The URL seems to indicate that it occurred on August 23, but the document is internally dated for May.
March 20th, 2006 at 12:29 amGreat work, I think I found a small mistake though. 6/23/2005 I believe it was Rumsfeld that commented on Cheney's "last throes" comment by saying a last throe could be violent. The link doesn't contain that quote ("If you look up 'last throes,' it can mean a violent last throe,") and implies that Cheney was commenting on his previous statement. Perhaps it should be corrected. I believe Rumsfeld said it on ABC's This Week.
March 20th, 2006 at 12:53 amHappy Effiing Anniversary Bushie. Good to see that you can sleep at night for America. As an American Citizen, though, I cannot.
Sweet dreams Bushie,
March 20th, 2006 at 12:59 amHere are some more timelines from the Guardian to fill some of the gaps:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/page/0,12438,793802,00.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/page/0,12438,1151021,00.html
March 20th, 2006 at 1:09 amDan, you are correct. You can see from teh Department of State that they quote the May 23, 2003 date for the disbanding of the Iraqi Army.
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/6804.htm
March 20th, 2006 at 1:33 am
Uncle Sugar
How the WMD Scam Put Money in the Bush Family's Pockets
"...for generations, he and his family and their silky ilk--the higher hustlers, in search of easy money--have used bloodshed, hatred and deceit to turn public policy, and public treasuries, into engines of private gain. War profiteering is inevitable, inescapable--even laudable--in the waking nightmare of corruption and death they've helped foist upon the world."
http://www.counterpunch.org/floyd03052004.html
March 20th, 2006 at 5:33 am
March 20th, 2006 at 5:36 amI wonder if, in their quest to be "fair and balanced," the Nazis at Faux News will scroll this timeline for their sheeple to view?
March 20th, 2006 at 5:38 am
March 20th, 2006 at 5:42 amCasualties in Iraq
The Human Cost of Occupation
Edited by Michael Ewens :: Contact American Military Casualties in Iraq
Date Total In Combat
American Deaths
Since war began (3/19/03): 2317 1860
Since "Mission Accomplished" (5/1/03) (the list) 2180 1761
Since Capture of Saddam (12/13/03): 1850 1554
Since Handover (6/29/04): 1451 1226
Since Election (1/31/05): 881 748
American Wounded Official Estimated
Total Wounded: 17004 18000 - 48100
Latest Fatality March 16th, 2006
http://www.antiwar.com/casualties/
The IRAQ BODY COUNT Database
Reported Minimum Reported Maximum
33679 37795
http://www.iraqbodycount.org/database/
The War in Iraq Costs
Below is a running total of the U.S. taxpayer cost of the Iraq War. The number is based on Congressional appropriations.
http://nationalpriorities.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=182
Report: Iraq war costs could top $2 trillion
March 20th, 2006 at 5:56 amhttp://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0110/dailyUpdate.html
The video of Bush joking about not finding WMDs is enough to impeach and imprison.
I think the intelligence I get is darn good intelligence. ---Bush
What we're interpreting as "lack of oversight" is really an attempt by congress to hide it's shame of Bush.
March 20th, 2006 at 7:09 amThose weapons of mass destruction have got to be somewhere. (Laughter and applause.)
Nope, no weapons over there. (Laughter and applause.) Maybe under here. (Laughter.) Oops, this photo wasn't supposed to be in here. This is the Skull and Bones secret signal. (Laughter.)---The President of the United States
March 20th, 2006 at 7:15 amDo you have a timeline of all the wrong statements before the war?
March 20th, 2006 at 7:47 ami.e. the rhetoric that got the US into this war?
Great timeline on George Bushs illegal, immoral and murderous disaster in Iraq.
George is prolific in his catasrophy. It reaches into all areas.
A seperate timeline for each is needed.
Soldiers/Veterans and their treatment
March 20th, 2006 at 7:58 amNational Security
The environment
Constitutional rights/fascism
The Economy (or lack of)
Health and human services
International Diplomacy
Science and education
Church and State
It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times.
Bathrooms
March 20th, 2006 at 8:05 amRockets
Iraqi soldiers march on US base to demand back pay May 13, 2003
March 20th, 2006 at 8:08 amgreat time line
a few things that HAVE to be included;
you MUST include some reference to Clarke telling the president the unprovoked initiatives in Iraq would exacerbate the war against terrorism
you MUST include the reference to the administration secretly diverting the funds to fight terrorism in Afghanistan to a war in Iraq which did not exist yet
you MUST include Cheney's draft dodging, include is overruling the sage advice of his generals when told how many troops, how much equipment
include colon Powell's :"if you break it you own it"
include references to those "aluminum tubes of mass destruction" that his own scientists said wasn't for that purpose before he told us they were
the "vans of mass destruction" that his own scientists said were no such thing before he told us they were
that "balsa wood drone" of mass destruction that his own aids told him was a line of site prop plane held together with duct tape, the kind of toy you play with your nephew
PUH LEEZE link and post a cut and paste of the PNAC's doctrine to destabilize the mid east by starting with Iraq
and finally
PUH LEEZE start using the term "official government documents from our closest ally" instead of the common term "downing street minutes"
the term "downing street minutes" is trite, and it does not infer the proper importance of those documents
most repukelicans can NOT make the intellectual leap it takes to understand how important those documents are unless we spell it out for them
March 20th, 2006 at 8:38 amAnybody read this ??????disturbing
War crime?
According to eyewitnesses and local officials interviewed over the past 10 weeks, the civilians who died in Haditha were killed not by the roadside bomb but by the Marines themselves. They went on a rampage in the village after the attack, killing 15 unarmed Iraqis in their homes, including seven women and three children, the magazine said.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/30D3E5CA-44A5-4610-B1D5-7D77D5AC7A16.htm
March 20th, 2006 at 8:41 amThe regular mention of impeaching Bush in this forum and elsewhere makes me very nervous. Dont get me wrong, I think the lying little fucker should be handcuffed, shackled to an anthill, honey poured all over his feet and his only "entertainment" being constant 24/7 coverage of Bill O'Liely's show. However before we get whipped up in a frenzy about impeaching the son of a bitch, I think we need to consider what we get if the chimp is ousted. Do you really want Deadeye Dick to be openly running the country? Impeaching the chimp wont solve a damned thing. We need to focus on taking back the House and Senate in a few months so Dumbya's initiatives can be voted down. Impeaching him will only make him more of a martyr among the religious wing nuts. Consider it.
March 20th, 2006 at 8:46 amthey would impeach cheney in the same breath
I GUARANTEE cheney would resign at any hint of impeachment, he will claim his health would be the issue
March 20th, 2006 at 8:49 am"Loss of Iraq" should be the title of a coming best seller.
I welcome accomplished writers to submit a proposal for co-authroship.
Having opposed Saddam for 25 years, and Bush's policy in Iraq for 3, I possess wealth of information for a well-researched, authentic publication.
If interested, please drop me a letter of interest - first.
March 20th, 2006 at 8:50 ami never thought i would refer to the reagan/bush years (12) as the "GOOD OLE` DAYS...this is pittiful...!
March 20th, 2006 at 8:51 amHi.
March 20th, 2006 at 8:55 amStalker is a French weblog about Literature, Criticism and Politics with authors like JG Ballard, Joseph Conrad, Philip K. Dick, TS Eliot, William Faulkner, Frank Herbert, Malcolm Lowry, Ezra Pound, Ernesto Sabato, WG Sebald, George Steiner and a lot more...
Leave it up to Think Progress to come up with a picture like that of the prseident to go with this post. Check it out: beady little eyes, sharp hawkish nose, thin narrow lips, chicken skin hanging under his chin, frissy-assed hair, feminine hands folded in school boy fashion like he's paying attention----
Correct me if I'm wrong, but Hannity and O'Reilly would say Faiz Shakir's picture purposely portrays Bush as a total nincompoop.
March 20th, 2006 at 8:56 am#106 - The truth will set you free, but first it's gonna tick you off! ;-)
March 20th, 2006 at 9:09 amDo you really want Deadeye Dick to be openly running the country? Impeaching the chimp wont solve a damned thing.
Impeaching Bush isnt the same as removing him from office. But if that happened as a result, I'd be tickled.
We need to focus on taking back the House and Senate in a few months so Dumbya’s initiatives can be voted down. Impeaching him will only make him more of a martyr among the religious wing nuts. Consider it.
Comment by Craig — March 20, 2006 @ 8:46 am
Impeaching Clinton was instrumental in keeping the Reichwing Republicans in power. Anything that portrays liberals as bad worked in their favor. Likeways, anything that exposes the lies and greed of the Reichwing Republicans will benefit progressives in upcoming elections. I say go ahead and Impeach Bush. It would be a great election year move.
March 20th, 2006 at 9:13 am#6 "It’s not a “warâ€; if you think it is, then who is it a “war†against? . . The Administration uses that word “war†almost as much as the word “freedomâ€; more I think. . .And they get away with a lot, this incessant use of that word “warâ€; they play, almost subliminally, on the American People’s sense of Duty, Honor, and Country, by saying the word “warâ€. . . .But it’s not that; it’s an “invasion†and an “occupationâ€.
Those are the correct and better words.
Comment by Dem02020 — March 19, 2006 @ 7:21 pm"
Absolutely correct. The original rationale of the war was to find WMD's (which never existed) and topple Saddam (which was done).
So the war was over. Mission accomplished. Now we are occupiers and Bush is trying his own incompetent hand at the very nation-building exercize he campaigned against — jut one more example of the hypocritical flip-flopping of Bush and his ass-backwards Neoconservative movement.
#75 "The statue of Saddam Hussein was PULLED down by an Abrams 1 tank. . ."
Actually it was pulled down by an M-88 Armored Recovery Vehicle.
;-)
March 20th, 2006 at 9:29 amto #106
March 20th, 2006 at 9:32 amExactly what I saw in the photo.... we are finally getting to see the pathetic little puppy which resides underneath the bluster and drama Dubious has rehearsed for the past 5 years.
Pathetic as well being flanked by the photos of wife, dog and kids.
Guess there just isn't room in the camera frame for photos of the 2,300 plus American soldiers and the unknown thousands of civilians who have perished as a reult of his oil crusade.
This is a photo of a lost little boy who isn't getting his way and now wants us to feel sorry for him.
U.S. To Lay Off 500,000 In Iraq June 5, 2003
March 20th, 2006 at 9:43 amTruck bomb kills chief U.N. envoy to Iraq August 19, 2003
March 20th, 2006 at 9:48 amFour US Contractors Killed and Mutilated in Fallujah March 31, 2004
March 20th, 2006 at 9:50 amU.S. Won't Let Men Flee Fallujah November 13, 2004
March 20th, 2006 at 9:52 amContractors Implicated in Prison Abuse Remain on the Job May 4, 2004
March 20th, 2006 at 9:57 amAny excuse will serve a tyrant.
March 20th, 2006 at 10:01 am~Aesop~
We have to impeach the whole BushCo cabal, not just for what they have already done, but to prevent them from doing anymore damage to this country. If we allow them another 3 years in power, this timeline will grow in both target factor and horror ratio. They have been a disaster for America, and they are still leading the lemmings over the cliff.
March 20th, 2006 at 10:13 amYou left out the following:
Sept. 11, 2003, Osama bin Laden, responsible for killing almost 3,000 Americans two years earlier, who had nothing to do with Iraq, is still at large.
Sept. 11, 2004, Osama bin Laden, responsible for killing almost 3,000 Americans two years earlier, who had nothing to do with Iraq, is still at large.
Sept. 11, 2005, Osama bin Laden, responsible for killing almost 3,000 Americans two years earlier, who had nothing to do with Iraq, is still at large.
Sept. 11, 2006, Osama bin Laden, responsible for killing almost 3,000 Americans two years earlier, who had nothing to do with Iraq, is probably still at large.
And don't forget the big one:
circa Oct. 30, 2006: U.S. fatalities in Iraq reach 3,000, making George W. Bush more lethal to Americans than Osama bin Laden was.
March 20th, 2006 at 10:16 amWasn't that pulling down of Saddam Husein's statue also staged? The first time it was shown on CNN there was a wide angle shot that revealed only small group of people plus an American tank and absolutely no one on the avenue. The next time it was broadcast, the wide angle view was missing. An interesting omission.
March 20th, 2006 at 10:31 amA major omission in the timeline: The August 19, 2003 truck bombing of the building in which Sergio de Mello, the head of the UN mission in Iraq, was killed, along with 21 other people.
March 20th, 2006 at 10:40 amEverything that has happened in Iraq is part of President Bush's secret plan to win the war.
March 20th, 2006 at 10:41 amJust hand junior the bb pistol he plays with in the Rose Garden and drop his stupid greedy ass on the front line.
March 20th, 2006 at 10:56 amAnother suggestion:
There's no mention of the uprising in April 2004. It was a sequence of events:
Bremer issued order for Moqtada As-Sadr's arrest.
Blackwater mercs ambushed, killed, and strung up in Fallujah.
Marines assault Fallujah and take heavy losses right away.
Sunnis and Shia send caravans of aid to residents of Fallujah.
U.S. military withdraws.
The simple 'largest U.S. death toll' entry for April 2004 is too U.S.-centric (as is the timeline overall, but I understand you can't put in everything. Still, this is crucial.)
The April uprising was a huge turning point. It was a foreshadowing of the confrontation in Najaf in August 2004 (also missing from the timeline) which was ended by a giant Shia march that reinforced Sistani's authority and caused the U.S. govt to abandon their plan and go with elections as he had insisted. The April uprising also showed the possibility of both Sunnis and Shias rising up against U.S. occupation.
The April 2004 Fallujah assault-and-withdrawal also set the stage for the destruction of Fallujah just after the November 2004 elections. Everyone following the war understood that if Bush won, a Grozny-like destruction of the city would follow.
March 20th, 2006 at 10:57 am@ Joe Sixpack: Faiz or other TP staffers can confirm it or correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that picture is Bush just before his televised "48-hour warning" of the invasion. It is the most appropriate image possible to mark the 3-year anniversary of the beginning of the official invasion.* That it does not flatter him is just a bonus.
*The war had begun at least six months earlier, with aerial U.S. bombing of Iraqi communications facilities under cover of patrolling the 'no-fly zones'; reported by Michael Gordon in NYT July 2003, based on public speech by Admiral Moseley, who directed 'Operation Southern Focus').
March 20th, 2006 at 11:08 amwhat i believe folks are missing is that the impeachment of bushco is NOT going to happen. they ( reichwing) did NOT put alito in for abortion. that is the smoke screen for dumpin ALL documents pertaining to bushco involving illegal acts. we can do all that we can do but the bushies cronies "supreme court" is going to block every last one of em. this has been in the works for over 30 yrs and they (nazi/zionists) finally got there way. when the nazi/zionist started influencing america and we would not tolerate a nazi party they choose the republicans because their ideals best represented the nazi party. repubs share the very ideology of the nazi/zionist. but use republican to try and trick their fellow americans. and what makes it even sadder: the american folks sat, watched and even voted for these pricks to make it happen. i have no pity for those who helped and i'm even talking about the bush voters (daddy to). well, everyone needs to quit finger protesting and get to the streets and take the fight TO the real terrorists and that would be bushco.
March 20th, 2006 at 11:21 amHRW reports on torture by the Iraqi police January 25, 2005
March 20th, 2006 at 11:22 am
so, i guess my question would be. how would one even get him impeached when bushwhack stacked the courts to relieve him of any wrong doing? and that was the sole purpose of doing so.
March 20th, 2006 at 11:39 am66. Hey, TP ! What is with that picture of Bush ?!? Are you trying to make me sick, or something ? ;) -
That would be funny (it made me sick as well) if it weren't tragic!! But that's the image we have of your president abroad - how silly can he look when trying to lie???... I say trying, for how dumb can you be to believe him??? He still thinks that it is enough to say "I believe in victory" for everyone to believe him? How about the chaos? How about the 182 university professors murdered since 2003? Hou about 2,000 Iraqi women that were kidnapped and nobody knows what happened to them? The best surgeons and doctors that have been eliminated? If this is not a civil war, then what is a civil war? Bush can fool nobody anymore... Another thing that made me sick was Fox News placing all day yesterday the caption "Iraq: A Nation Reborn" and that beside another caption that says FOX NEWS. NEWS? How ridiculous can that look??
March 20th, 2006 at 12:32 pmIt sickens me to hear all this bullshit about Iraq and complain about why we're still there and how we can get out, when what we OUGHT to be doing is attacking the Bush Admin for getting us into it, and investigating why they were so eager to do so.
9/11 was an inside job, folks. It was state-sponsored terrorism at its worst, and is eerily similar to Germany's Reichstag Fire in the 1930s, which led to the passage of their Reichstag Fire Degree, a rights-destroying piece of legislation, and then the Enabling Act, which gave Hitler the right to disregard the law and make his own. See any similarities?
9/11 was used to create fear, fear was used to pass the Patriot Act (and soon will be used to pass the Terrorist Surveillance Act), and the non-existent connections between 9/11 and Iraq were used to send us to war against Iraq specifically so we can set up permanent bases from which we can attack Iran. The UAE ports deal would have allowed us access to the Emirates' ports in return, giving us even more angles from which to attack.
Bush does not want to liberate or promote democracy. He wants to destroy the forces in the world that dislike us abroad, while he destroys our rights at home in the name of fighting terrorists.
The Patriot Act creates secret police and redefines terrorism to include anyone who breaks a U.S. law, and the Surveillance Act will give Bush permission to ignore the laws and disregard Congress, all in the name of fighting Al-Queda, the CIA's pet project invention.
War is coming with Iran, about far more than oil or make-believe nuclear threats. Detention camps have been built already, and a "nuclear 9/11," blamed on Iran, is on its way. Dissidents and Muslims will be locked up indefinitely and tortured.
Get your guns. We have a country to take back.
March 20th, 2006 at 1:09 pmIRIN reports that 70% of all of Fallujah's buildings were destroyed by the US offensive April 4 2005
March 20th, 2006 at 2:14 pmHa Ha !! Thanks for the history of the photo! It makes more sense now, with the wife, dog and kids photos flanking his squirrely self as he tries to justify protecting them from the the man who "tied to kill my daddy....."
Thanks #117 for the posting, sometimes the 'big picture' I think I see turns out to be smaller than I thought. Is it true he saw video feed of 9/11 on the way TO the school that day? If so, then I think I'm going to follow the advise of post #130
March 20th, 2006 at 2:31 pmCan we preempt WWIII and remove Bush from office now?
March 20th, 2006 at 2:38 pm#120 Jan
March 20th, 2006 at 2:44 pmI read later that the pulling down of the statue was staged by the US military at the time, and, I think, that the Iraqis who were on the scene were planted there.
Support Iraqi Filmmakers and see for yourself the truth about the war in Iraq.
The Dreams of Sparrows by Iraqi Filmmaker Hayder Daffar
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March 20th, 2006 at 3:06 pmI can't believe all of these morons are still employed.
This timeline is fantastic. So much has happened that I had forgotten some of these incidents. You'll have to update it again next year...
March 20th, 2006 at 3:34 pmThis is a bunch of bull shit and for that Bush needs to get impeached; where do I sign up for that?
March 20th, 2006 at 4:09 pmIn the UK we have just watched despatches an hour long program looking into Iraqs 23 Bn dollars missing , we just had to watch babies dying in hospitals cause you guys stole their money and reported it was going into hospitals , water , sewage, and of course haliburton
we just watched , kids dying from malaria from mosquitos breeding in sewage work spills , kids dying from diarrhea from unclean water, we just watched kids dying from no vitamin K at births, theres nothing in any of their hospitals ventilators 10 years old from the good old days of saddam
what American has done to Iraq will never ever be forgotten by everybody in Europe and the world from the age of 16 till they die
We will never forgive America you are mass murdering thiefs
I have not bought an American product for three years now or will I ever buy one, I even use UK Wheat in bread as to not buy American super wheat , I can tell you now I WILL NEVER EVER BUY ANYTHING AMERICAN FIOR THE REST OF MY LIFE
March 20th, 2006 at 4:11 pmI dedicate this comment to George W Bush in the sincere hope that there is a God and that He is more compassionate, and forgiving than the president has any right to expect.
March 20th, 2006 at 4:38 pmOther important timelines…and a language suggestion
I’d like to endorse the several suggestions about creating other timelines. I think it would be best to keep them discrete, but present them as complementary. For example, in addition to dealing with the run-up to war, I’d like an overlapping timeline of MSM and cable media complicity. That might include stuff like the NYT/Judith Miller disgrace, the administration’s providing propaganda video in the guise of legitimate journalism to local TV stations, and the bombing of Al Jazeera’s headquarters in Baghdad (and proposed bombing of their main headquarters).
The missile attack on Al Jazeera occurred on April 8, 2003, generating a LOT of bad publicity. Shortly afterward the “rescue†of Lynch was staged and filmed, thus pushing the murder of journalist Tariq Ayoub off the front pages and TV screens. Pure coincidence, I’m sure! [Can I put in an unsolicited endorsement of the documentary Control Room here? It’s balanced; it’s enlightening; it’s heartbreaking.]
Language suggestion…Important, not a quibble!
I’ve always thought that the word “casualty†if used in a military context referred to both death and serious injury. I’m an old geezer, and I know language changes continually. Still, a quick check of on-line dictionaries confirms that’s still the dominant meaning. So here’s my suggestion:
Let’s use the term “casualty†in its traditional sense. And let’s use the term “death†for, well, folks whose lives have been cut short. To say “casualties†when you mean “deaths†is doubly unfortunate. First, it reduces the impact by replacing the stark reality with a euphemism. Second, it obscures the real cost of war, a cost that for other casualties often includes, not a quick death, but a lifetime of suffering for the person herself/himself and for everyone who loves or must deal with him or her.
March 20th, 2006 at 5:04 pmYOU MUST ADD THIS:
31-Jan-2004
Strydom, Francois
South African
Suicide car bomb
Baghdad (Shahine Hotel)
Security contractor
SAS International [sub to Erinys Int'l]
Are you aware of the uproar caused by this Apartheid terrrorist's death in Iraq, a violation of S. African law barring these CONVICTED CRIMINALS from working as MERCENARIES?
"Gary Johnson, president of USA Blackwater, told the Guardian UK's Jonathon Franklin that former commandos training in North Carolina will be sent to Iraq for a year and a half. Their job will be to guard oil wells from saboteurs.
"We scour the ends of the earth to find professionals - the Chilean commandos are very, very professional and they fit within the Blackwater system," said Johnson.
The Guardian story notes that several of the 60 recruits served during Augusto Pinochet's brutal military government.
USA Blackwater isn't the only security firm hiring ex-military of disturbing origin. Last month, The Forward's Marc Perelman reported that contractor Erinys International utilized "former henchman of South Africa's apartheid regime" to guard oil facilities and train new Iraqi police.
"François Strydom, who was killed in the January 28 bombing of a hotel in Baghdad, was a former member of the Koevoet, a notoriously brutal counterinsurgency arm of the South African military that operated in Namibia during the neighboring state’s fight for independence in the 1980s. His colleague Deon Gouws, who was injured in the attack, is a former officer of the Vlakplaas, a secret police unit in South Africa," wrote Perelman."
http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2004/03/1687956_comment.php
March 20th, 2006 at 6:34 pm"what i believe folks are missing is that the impeachment of bushco is NOT going to happen."
Thanks for the defeatism, but no thanks.
"they ( reichwing) did NOT put alito in for abortion." --bs
Alito's presence on the SCOTUS will not prevent an impeachment (he isn't even going to be in the room).
• If the vote-fraud fails, and Democrats get 11 additional seats this November, they will retake the House, and there will be an impeachment.
As much as it may make leftists unhappy, there is still very much an impeachment pending. A great number of R-Obstructionists in Congress are -- absent sufficient vote-fraud -- going to be getting walking papers in November.
The real issue is not impeachment, then, THE REAL ISSUE IS RETAKING THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, which means outing and removing the vote-fraud, and the vote-frauders.
In California, vote for future Secretary of State Debra Bowen in November.
March 20th, 2006 at 6:47 pmAnd help Recall Arnie in June: http://www.savecalnow.com
Can Think Progress set up a permanent TIMELINE-ONLY comment strip?
If so, I will work my files and bring several new elements to the table.
Most notable absence I saw in preliminary review was the BOMBING OF THE UN OFFICES, and the refusal of the US to allow the UN to fully catalog the nine nuclear dumps that US allowed to be looted.
Also, during the invasion phase, the Russian ambassador's caravan was attacked from the air, apparently by the CIA. The ambassador's driver was wounded or killed (I don't recall). This was an act of war against Russia, btw.
March 20th, 2006 at 6:52 pmhee hee 71 misspelled erroneous
http://jurassicpork.blogspot.com/2006/03/assclowns-of-week-happy-anniversary.html
who are you going to believe, dick 'the president of vice' cheney, or your lying eyes
dem takeover in november, impeachment proceedings in january, bushco spending the rest of their lives in cuba by the height of summer ?? yes/no ?? doable ??
cus if we don't...
and on a completely unrelated note:
Aghan Faces Death Penalty for Converting to Christianity
http://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/03/aghan-faces-death-penalty-for.html
from the comments...
March 20th, 2006 at 7:58 pm
hee hee 145 misspelled erroneous at least once in his post.
March 20th, 2006 at 10:16 pm"The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors."
So...when does this happen?
March 21st, 2006 at 5:09 amI would like to make a request that we as a nation STOP refering to this action in Iraq as an Anniversary. It should be refered to as Commemorations or commemorate. Using "Anniversary" sounds like a party or something festive and I DON'T CONSIDER and I'M SURE I'M NOT ALONE ON THIS THOUGHT that any of what is happening in Iraq is reason to be festive or happy about. It's a time for Tribute or Remembrance these soilders deserve it.
March 21st, 2006 at 11:58 amMarch 21, 2006 - Bush reveals his timeline for Iraq: troop withdrawal will be a decision for "future presidents and future governments in Iraq."
March 22nd, 2006 at 10:02 amThree Years Of War In Iraq - Where do You Stand?...
Three years have gone by - and where exactly does this leave us. I am fine. I sit here and type away - 99% sure a bomb will not go off over-head, armed groups of foreign troops will not come down my street, and there will not be a deadly battle raged...
March 22nd, 2006 at 9:14 pmThree Years Of War In Iraq - Where do You Stand?…
Three years have gone by - and where exactly does this leave us. I am fine. I sit here and type away - 99% sure a bomb will not go off over-head, armed groups of foreign troops will not come down my street, and there will not be a deadly battle raged…
Trackback by Bifurcate In The Road — March 22, 2006 @ 9:14 pm
I was 100 percent sure of that prior to March 2003. Whats your point?
March 26th, 2006 at 7:16 amThis was a very well thought out and informational timeline. It really helped me to get my communications project completed. The information and dates are very precise and accurate as well.
April 3rd, 2006 at 9:39 pmWar, whatever may be, is disaster. It kills so much people, devast families!...Stop war.Have peace
April 10th, 2006 at 5:12 amApril 14th, 2006 Merits a spot on the timeline.
Six flag officers publicly call for Rumsfield's resignation. Quite unusual. It requires that a General first resign. Then that he speak out; which is considered non-professional.
It takes little skill to start a war; great skill to end one. It took President Lincoln 8 months to fire McClellan for having "the slows" during the Civil War.
It took 11 months between D-Day and Victory in Europe during WWII.
It has taken 4 1/2 years for Rummy to start two wars and go operational on a third.
War is hell. Isn't it insanity to say: "Lets create another one." Especially having proved incapacity to finish one.
Thank you Generals.
In South America is would be coup time.
They went to the newspapers.
April 14th, 2006 at 6:56 pmYou Should End the timeline with the current number of American Troops Dead. Thats all.
April 30th, 2006 at 3:15 pmAside from impeachment of the traitor in the Whitehouse-(he lied to the Congress
and the American people about WMDs in Iraq, in order to "con" them into going to war in Iraq)-, there actually IS a way to stabilize the situation in Iraq, and begin
withdrawal of the troops within 6 months:
First: An Iraqi force of 150,000 well trained and equipped Police Officers must
be created from Iraqi volunteers who wish to make Law Enforcement
a career. I propose that these volunteers be taken all-at-once to Kuwait
where they could be trained by a cadre of Military Police Training Specialists
and be made ready for service upon the streets of Iraq within 24 weeks
of Volunteering. It takes around 10 weeks to take a U.S. civilian volunteer
for the U.S.Army off of our streets and turn him into a Basic Trained U.S.
Soldier. It takes another 9-12 weeks to take this soldier and turn him
into a Military Police Officer.
Second: The rationale behind the 150,000 man figure, is based upon my own
experience as a Police Officer: Cities, generally need 1 Police Officer
for every 1000 citizens in the population of that city in order to provide
adequate service and protection -in the BEST of times! The population
of Iraq, Is about 25,000,000 souls. The situation there is catastrophic
to say the least, therefore 5 Police officers for each 1000 citizens in Iraq will
be needed.
Third: These Coalition trained Iraqi Police officers would be sent back home
all-at-once as a massive force and assigned to the areas where they
are needed most. Believe me, 150,000 well trained and well equipped
Iraqi Citizens trained to Protect and Serve their homes who "Hit the Ground
Running" -all at once-WILL BE DECISIVE!
Fourth: The coalition forces HAVE the training capacity to handle this job! All
It requires to make it work, is Dedication to Duty, and proper Leadership!
Last: Why NO ONE in a position of Leadership in this Nation has offered a
plan such as mine which offers "Light-at-the-End-of-the-Tunnel" to
our heroic young military folks, and to the people of Iraq-who saw their
infrastructure destroyed when the bombs started falling,etc. ONLY leads
me to the conclusion that The Bush Administration is taking orders from
somewhere OTHER than the citizens of the U.S.! We have seen around
2,500 of our Children KILLED in action;another around 18,000 Wounded-
around 8,000 of those so severely that they cannot return to duty!
Listen People!!! These are US!! Wake the Hell Up!! Do Something!!
Haunt the Damned Telephone, the E-Mail, the Letter Boxes, etc. of
YOUR Public Servants: Senators and Members of the U.S. House of
Representatives, that Idiot in the White House, and ANYONE else
that it takes to do something about this sorry state , this catastrophic
course that the U.S. Ship-of-State is now on!
In the end,when all is said and done, it is YOU who will or will not make
this right!!!
May our Heavenly Father guide us, and help us all!
May 20th, 2006 at 12:22 amThis is so bias. This is a load of bias crap. This site is so pecimistic, and forgets to say things like how the Air Force just killed Iraq's top terrorist! Al-Zarqawi. Stupid liberal filth. I would like to hear from people who oppose what I say - rileyw89@yahoo.com
June 9th, 2006 at 12:37 amThank You for posting this timeline.
Please support our Soldiers where ever they might be whether you agree with the War or not
Life goes by so fast some days and we as a people are fed so much misinformation
on a daily basis that it becomes easy to forget what is actually happening in the
world and how it came to be in the first place.
False Information Mis-Information and hoarding of information and not getting both
sides of the story
Please if you could continue the timeline until we have captured Bin Ladin and all our
soldiers are safely home from all the war zones
Also maybe you could go further back in time on the time line to when one of the
actuall reasons for this war occured the real Weapon of Mass Destruction (Osama bin-Ladden)
and what we know about him and his allies.
May God Keep Our soldiers safe and people start coming together and talking instead
of blaming.
Although not a Republican or Democrat Myself I prefer the Independants who blend
the best of both.
I do believe President Bush is doing the best job he can with the
the support he has His priorities just seem a little askew to me.
Maybe because most of us in America have given away to much of our own voice and
power to corrupt Local Goverment and National Congress Officials.
Blessings to the ones who are still true to the Red White and Blue and the
Constitution of the United States of America.
May September 11th remain in our memories and not fade into compliance with those
who want to pretend it never happened .
Soldiers stay strong and stay true don't allow hatred to corrupt your beautiful souls.
Thank You for protecting us all.
June 23rd, 2006 at 12:30 pm[...] Last fall, the Senate declared that 2006 would be “a period of significant transition” for Iraq. We have now passed the halfway mark. Recall this statement and other key events in our updated Iraq war timeline. 4:36 pm | Comment (0) [...]
July 14th, 2006 at 4:36 pm