2007	Jan	10		Bush: Surge of 21,500 troops needed
2006	Dec	30		Saddam Hussein found guilty and executed
2006	Dec	6		Bipartisan report from Iraq Study Group
2006	Dec	1		Reconciliation with Al-Sistani
2006	Nov	23		Massive bombing in Shiite Sadr City
2006	Nov	7		Republicans lose both House and Senate
2006	Sep	1		Sectarian violence continues to increase
2006	Jun	1		Prime Minister al-Maliki proposes US withdrawal
2006	May	20		Permanent Iraqi Government takes power
2006	Mar	1		Sunni-Shia fighting increases