Posted on 10/15/2004 5:08:48 PM PDT by OXENinFLA
As I was perusing the Duelfer report I found this timeline chart very interesting in understanding what happened when and who did what.
And since some may not have seen the report I took the time to make this up.
I've bolded a few things but other than that, and my finial addition, this is taken directly from V1 pdf page 435 of the Duelfer report.
Please feel free to comment on things noted here or add additional information that fits in this timeline concerning the ramp up to OIF and what Nations in the UN were doing to work against the US.
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12-Sep-01 >>>>>>> Iraq misinterprets US reaction to events of 9/11; adopts ill-conceived diplomatic position
Late 2001 >>>>>>> IAEC Modernization Project begins and initiates purchase of CNC machines
Oct-Nov >>>>>>> 2001 Enduring Freedom defeats the Taliban in Afghanistan
Dec 2001 >>>>>>> Iraq begins serial production of the Al Samud II
Late 2001 >>>>>>> Around this time, Iraqi scientists tell Regime leaders they cannot produce WMD
January 2002 >>>>>>> Saddam issues order for IAEC and MIC to implement cooperative projects in physics, machining, electronics
January 2002 >>>>>>> Saddam directs the MIC to assist the IAEC with foreign procurement
26-28 January 2002 >>>>>>> Tariq Aziz visits Moscow and Beijing to bolster international support for lifting UNSC sanctions
29-Jan-02 >>>>>>> Bush refers to Axis of Evil in State of the Union address
12-Feb-02 >>>>>>> Saddam declares We will not return to it with reference to nuclear weapons
13-Feb-02 >>>>>>> Iraq says inspectors will not be allowed to return
March 2002 >>>>>>> MIC front company ARMOS authorized to trade outside of Russia
21-Mar-02 >>>>>>> Russia blocks UNSC attempt to tighten-up OFF, reduce violations
March/Apri l2002 >>>>>>> Iraq & UN hold new inspection talks in NY
01-Jun-02 >>>>>>> Jinin cruise missile project initiated (1000km range; 500kg payload)
2002 >>>>>>> Ibn Firnas recommends MIC cancel L-29 RPV program
July 2002 >>>>>>> Iraq & UN hold more inspection talks in Vienna
Mid 2002 >>>>>>> MIC Rotating Machinery Department (RMD) formed; machine tools ordered, including a balancing machine
05-Jul-02 >>>>>>> Copper vapor laser demonstrated to Huwaysh; put into storage
2002 >>>>>>> Regime procurement with Belarus, France, FRY, India, Jordan, PRC, Russia, Syria and Ukraine leads to further sanctions erosion
2002 >>>>>>> Iraq and Russia negotiate $40B oil development deal to be undertaken once sanctions are lifted
2002 >>>>>>> MIC sponsors 3200 research projects in Iraqi universities (up from 40 in 1997)
2002 >>>>>>> MIC builds explosive test facility capable of researching shaped charges
Mid 2002 >>>>>>> Iraq begins production of 81mm aluminum tubes for rockets
Sept 2002 >>>>>>> CAD designs for a launcher accommodating missiles up to 1m in diameter; 9m in length
Sept 2002 >>>>>>> Higher Committee, once controlled by Tariq Aziz, is reconstituted to deal with inspections, headed by Taha Ramadan
Sep 02 >>>>>>> Over 900,000 nerve agent antidote autoinjectors had been purchased
12-Sep-02 >>>>>>> Bush calls Iraq Grave and gathering danger in UN General Assembly (UNGA) speech
16-Sep-02 >>>>>>> Iraq agrees to readmit inspectors
18-Sep-02>>>>>>> Publication of UK Iraq WMD dossier
Nov 2002 >>>>>>> MIC scientists meet and are told that Iraq has no WMD, and they must not hide anything from inspectors
Nov 2002 >>>>>>> Jinin and other covert delivery system programs suspended due to return of inspectors
08-Nov-02 >>>>>>> UNSCR 1441 finds Iraq in material breach, calls for disarmament and FFCD
08-Nov-02 >>>>>>> Russia refuses to veto UNSCR 1441
27-Nov-02 >>>>>>> UNMOVIC inspections begin
Dec 2002 >>>>>>> Saddam tells his Generals he does not have WMD
Dec 2002 >>>>>>> Saddam tells military leaders/senior leaders to cooperate completely with inspectors
Dec 2002 >>>>>>> UNMOVIC freezes the Al Samud II and Al Fath fl ight tests upon further analysis of systems range capbility
Dec 2002 >>>>>>> Details of IAEC dual-use CNC machine purchases provided to UN/IAEA
End of 2002 >>>>>>> Iraq successfully flight tests 81mm rockets with indigenously produced aluminum tubes
Late 2002 >>>>>>> Iraq again attempts foreign purchase of 81mm tubes
Dec 2002 >>>>>>> NMD publishes the Currently Accurate Full, and Complete Declaration
Jan 2003 >>>>>>> Two teams from IAEC and Al Majid Company develop multipurpose controllers for process plant
Jan 2003 >>>>>>> MIC annual budget at $500M
Jan-2003 >>>>>>> UNMOVIC finds 12 empty 122mm CW rocket warheads
Jan 2003 >>>>>>> Iraqi MoD conference on Iranian WMD
20-Jan-03 >>>>>>> Husam Amin tells military leaders to cooperate with inspectors, repeating Saddams earlier directives
20-Jan-03 >>>>>>> The MIC directs all Directors General of state companies to relinquish any WMD to the NMD
25-Jan-03 >>>>>>> The NMD director meets with Republican Guard (RG) leaders and advises they sign documents stating no WMD in RG units
Feb 2003 >>>>>>> Inspection of Al Numan factory reveals cluster bomb that management claimed from Al Muthanna
Feb 2003 >>>>>>> According to senior Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Saddam has decided to use CW against US troops in the event of war
Feb-2003 >>>>>>> Iraq recommends excavating R-400 bomb fragments at Al Aziziyah
February 2003 >>>>>>> DG of NMD still trying to satisfy IAEA concern over missing explosive lens mold drawings
05-Feb-03 >>>>>>> US SecState Powell presents evidence of Iraqi WMD programs to UNSC
14-Feb-03 >>>>>>> Saddam issues directive banning private companies and individuals from importing WMD materials or producing WMD
28-Feb-03 >>>>>>> Russia threatens veto of UNSCR authorizing war on Iraq
March 2003 >>>>>>> New construction scheduled for MIM plant to provide indigenous multi-purpose production facility, halted due to OIF
Mar 2003 >>>>>>> MIC has $186M in contracts with Syria (SES Company)
1-17 Mar 2003 >>>>>>> UNMOVIC bans Samud II and supervises destruction of missiles
Early 2003 >>>>>>> Regime procurement with Belarus, Bulgaria, France, India, Jordan, PRC, Russia, Syria, and Ukraine leads to further sanctions erosion
01-Mar-03 >>>>>>> MIC has accumulated $300M+ in reserves
Early March >>>>>>> Saddam forms a funds distribution committee consisting of Minister of Finance, President of the Diwan, Presidential Secretary, and Qusay Husayn
06-Mar-03 >>>>>>> UNMOVIC publishes report - Unresolved Disarmament Issues (Clusters)
10-Mar-03 >>>>>>> France threatens veto of UN resolution authorizing war; later opposes OIF
18-Mar-03 >>>>>>> UNMOVIC and IAEA depart Iraq
19-Mar-03 >>>>>>> Initiation of hostilities
Late March 2003 >>>>>>> Saddam implies to military leaders that he has secret weapon
[MY ADDITION] 6:00pm 14-Dec-03 >>>>>>> 600+ troops from the US 4th Infantry embarked on operation "RED DAWN" to search two locations named "Wolverine 1" & "Wolverine 2."
At 8:36pm a "disoriented" & "bewildered" Saddam Hussein was pulled out of a spider hole.
He spoke these words in English: "My name is Saddam Hussein. I am the president of Iraq and I want to negotiate."
To which a US Special Forces Solider responded: "Regards from President Bush."
CAD = Computer-Aided Design.
CW = Chemical Weapon-an item of materiel that disperses or disseminates a chemical agent; Chemical Warfare.
DG = Director General.
FFCD = Full, Final, and Complete Disclosure. The series of Declarations Iraq presented to the UN, detailing its WMD programs. Separate documents were submitted for CW, BW, nuclear, and ballistic missiles.
FRY= Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
IAEC = Iraqi Atomic Energy Commission.
MIC = Military Industrialization Commission.
MIM = Ministry of Industry and Minerals.
MoA = Ministry of Agriculture.
MoD = Ministry of Defense.
MoF = Ministry of Finance.
MoH = Ministry of Health.
MoO = Ministry of Oil.
MoT = Ministry of Trade.
NMD = National Monitoring Directorate.
OFF = Oil for Food program.
OIF = Operation Iraqi Freedom.
PRC = ???
RG = Republican Guard.
UNMOVIC United Nations Monitoring, Verifi cation, and Inspection Commission. Set up by UNSCR 1284 on 17 December 1999 as a replacement for UNSCOM. Its fi rst Executive Chairman was Dr. Hans Blix.
UNSC = United Nations Security Council.
What a lot of work you have done! Thank you.
Thanks..........I'm planing on doing the Post 9-11 too.
I knew that's what you meant!
That is the best picture I've ever seen! I'm sure it will hang proudly in some lucky soldier's home for generations.
Wow.. unbelievable ...
Great job, thanks for your hard work !
This is about as close as he got.
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