At the conclusion of a symposium titled ‘United States Commercial, Economic, and Strategic Interests in Iraq,’ on November 14, 1989, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Peter Burleigh said, “The [H.W. Bush] Administration looks ‘to those in the U.S.-Iraq Business Forum to help preserve and expand the overall U.S.-Iraqi relationship through its commercial side, as only […]
10/31/1989
“By this time, international bankers had cut off virtually all loans to the Iraqi dictator [Saddam Hussein]. But on October 31, 1989, [Secretary of State] James Baker called the secretary of agriculture, Clayton Yeutter, and pressed for a billion dollars in new agricultural loan guarantees for Iraq. State Department officials were aware that Iraq was […]
10/15/1989
“…in October 1989 the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, a private research foundation, issued a report entitled ‘The Genie Unleashed,’ which cataloged Iraq’s chemical and biological weapons production and suggested that the West might already have lost the battle to halt the proliferation of such weapons. The report stated: ‘Significantly, Iraq has continued and […]
10/6/1989
On October 6, 1989, Secretary of State “James Baker met with his Iraqi counterpart, Tariq Aziz, and promised that the [H.W.] Bush administration would not tighten restrictions on high-technology exports to Iraq.” – Craig Unger, House of Bush, House of Saud, Page 81 […]
10/2/1989
President George H.W. Bush in White House National Security Directive 26: "Access to Persian Gulf oil and the security of key friendly states in the area are vital to U.S. national security. … Normal relations between the United States and Iraq would serve our longer-term interests and promote stability in both the Gulf and the […]
10/2/1989
On October 2, 1989, President George H.W. Bush signed National Security Directive 26, titled ‘U.S. Policy Toward the Persian Gulf.’ It read, ” ‘We should pursue, and seek to facilitate, opportunities for U.S. firms to participate in the reconstruction of the Iraqi economy, particularly in the energy area, where they do not conflict with our […]
10/2/1989
On October 2, 1989, President George H.W. Bush signed National Security Directive 26, titled ‘U.S. Policy Toward the Persian Gulf.’ It read, ” ‘Normal relations between the United States and Iraq would serve our long-term interests and promote stability in both the Gulf and the Middle East. The United States government should propose economic and […]
10/2/1989
On October 2, 1989, President George H.W. Bush signed National Security Directive 26, titled ‘U.S. Policy Toward the Persian Gulf.’ It read, ” ‘Access to Persian Gulf oil and the security of key friendly states in the area are vital to U.S. national security. The United States remains committed to defend its vital interests in […]
10/2/1989
On October 2, 1989, “President [George H.W.] Bush issued National Security Directive 26, which ordered the different branches of the federal government to expand America’s political and economic ties to Baghdad.” – Lawrence F. Kaplan and William Kristol, The War Over Iraq, Page 41 […]
10/2/1989
“President [George H.W.] Bush had signed a Persian Gulf policy directive, NSD [National Security Directive]-26, on October 2, 1989. It declared that normal relations between the countries [U.S. and Iraq] would serve long-term U.S. interests. The United States would propose economic and political incentives for Iraq to moderate its behavior. The directive also mentioned that […]