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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Skywatcher who wrote (465905)	9/27/2003 3:51:31 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Feb, 3 99: U.S. miliary officials say attacks were carried out yesterday on Iraq missile forces that were being moved into positions from which they could have threatened U.S. ships in the Persian Gulf. Feb 12, 99: Turkey yesterday rejected calls from Iraq to end revoke its permission for U.S. and British forces to use a Turkish airbase in their operations against Iraq. U.S. fighter jets yesterday fired missiles at two Iraqi surface- to-air missiles sites, two communications stations and a radar site in Iraq's northern region. - Iraqi officials say two civilians were killed in the attacks. Feb 14, 99: U.S. and British warplanes continued to target Iraqi missile sites in northern Iraq this morning Feb 22, 99: * U.S. and British warplanes attacked one missile site and two military communications sites in southern Iraq yesterday after Iraqi jets violated the region's "no-fly" zone. Mar, 1 99: Iraqi officials say U.S. air attacks this weekend damaged a major pumping station along the pipeline through which the mid-East nation exports its oil. U.S. officials say they have no evidence that the Iraqi claim is true. Mar 2, 99: The Washington Post cites U.S. government employees and documents as saying that U.S. intelligence services spied on Iraq for three years without the knowledge of U.N. arms control teams working in the mid-East nation. U.S. military officials say F-15E jets bombed several Iraqi communication, radio, and anti-aircraft sites yesterday in response to several incidents of Iraqi radar targeting U.S. and British aircraft. Mar 5, 99: Secretary of State William Cohen said yesterday that U.S. forces operating in Iraq would try to avoid causing any further disruptions in Iraqi oil pipeline operation. Iraq last week said its oil pipeline to Turkey was damaged by U.S. jets during bombing operations. Mar 8, 99: Pentagon officials report that U.S. fighter jets continued operations against Iraqi anti-aircraft sites in northern Iraq this morning. - the bombing was in response to U.S. jets being targeted by Iraqi radar, according to a Pentagon spokesman. U.S. Secretary of Defense William Cohen has reportedly offered to share U.S. information on Iranian and Iraqi missile tests with six other Gulf states, including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Bahrain. Mar 15, 99: * U.S. warplanes took part in attacks on Iraqi anti-aircraft sites in the northern region of the mid-East country this morning. - bombing of Iraqi sites also took place yesterday after U.S. planes were fired upon by Iraqi anti-aircraft artillery. April 2, 99: The official Iraqi news agency INA reports that two civilians were wounded this morning in the bombing of targets in the southern "no-fly" zone in that nation by Western forces. April 22, 99: U.S. jets dropped laser-guided bombs on anti-aircraft sites in northern Iraq yesterday after being targeted by Iraqi radar. May 13, 99: Iraqi officials say at least 12 people were killed yesterday when U.S. and British warplanes bombed anti-aircraft batteries in northern Iraq. - Western military officials say the attacks were in response to planes having been targeted by Iraqi anti-aircraft. June 7, 99: U.S. and British warplanes attacked two Iraqi military facilities this morning after Western planes patrolling the southern "no-fly" zone were fired upon. Aug 9, 99:U.S. military officials say Iraq has moved more anti-aircraft missiles into the Mid-East nation's southern no-fly zone. - Pentagon spokesman Ken Bacon suggests that the move is part a pattern indicating that Iraq intends to continue efforts to shoot down U.S. and British planes patrolling the restricted airspace. Aug 10, 99: U.S. planes bombed two communication centers near Mosul, Iraq, this morning after being fired upon by Iraqi anti-aircraft forces. Aug 11, 99: U.S. planes bombed two communication centers near Mosul, Iraq, this morning after being fired upon by Iraqi anti-aircraft forces. my-kerala.com That's just one year. Mighty big "several". usatoday.com U.S. Air Raids on Iraq Become an Almost Daily Ritual As Fighters Retaliate for Threats, Mission Faces Allies' Questions cndyorks.gn.apc.org Let me know if you want more. There's plenty. Every rock you throw at the current administration bounces back and hits you.