Iraq War

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Iraq War the 1990s

• August 2, 1990- Iraq invades Kuwait
• August 6, 1990- UN imposes economic sanctions
• Nov 29, 1990- UN sets Jan 1991 deadline for Iraq
  withdrawal
• January 16, 1991- US leads Operation Desert Storm
  with air strikes against Iraqi army in Kuwait
• February 24, 1991- US ground forces invade Kuwait
  and Iraq
• April 6, 1991- Formal cease-fire is signed.
  Saddam Hussein accepts UN resolution agreeing to
  destroy all WMDs
• July 30, 1991- UN weapons inspectors report that
  Iraq hides weapons and prevents UN from doing its
  job
• June 27, 1992- US launches cruise missiles attack
  on Baghdad
• Dec. 16, 1998- US and UK conduct extensive air
  strikes against missile factories, airfields,
  command centers

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Iraq War 2002

• Jan. 29, 2002- State of the Union speech, Bush
  identifies Iraq (along with Iran and North Korea)
  as an axis of evil. Vows that the United States
  will not permit the world's most dangerous
  regimes to threaten us with the world's most
  destructive weapons.
• May 14, 2002- United Nations Security Council
  revamps the 11-year-old sanctions against Iraq ,
  introducing a new set of procedures for
  processing contracts for humanitarian supplies
  and equipment.
• Sept. 12, 2002- President Bush addresses the
  opening of the UN General Assembly, challenging
  the body to confront the grave and gathering
  danger of Iraq or become irrelevant.
• Oct. 10, 2002- Congress adopts resolution
  authorizing use of force against Iraq and gives
  the president authority to take preemptive,
  unilateral military action against Iraq , when
  and how he deems necessary.

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Iraq War 2002 2003

• Nov. 27, 2002- Weapons inspections resume in Iraq
  under supervision of the International Atomic
  Energy Agency and UN.
• Dec. 7, 2002- Iraq submits a 12,000-page report
  on its chemical, biological, nuclear activities,
  claiming it has no banned weapons.
• Dec. 21, 2002- President Bush approves the
  deployment of U.S. troops to the Gulf region.
• Jan. 28, 2003- State of the union address,
  President Bush states Saddam Hussein is not
  disarming. To the contrary, he is deceiving.
  Bush says the Iraqi leader has shown utter
  contempt for the United Nations and the opinion
  of the world. He announces he is ready to attack
  Iraq, even without a UN mandate.
• Feb. 24, 2003- The United States , Great Britain
  , and Spain submit a proposed resolution to the
  UN Security Council stating, Iraq has failed to
  take the final opportunity afforded to it in
  Resolution 1441. The resolution concludes it is
  time to authorize use of military force.

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The Powell Speech Feb 2003

• Secretary of State, Colin Powell, gives speech to
  United Nations Security Council, laying out the
  U.S. case for war

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The Powell Speech Feb 2003

• Watch archive of February 5, 2003 speech
• http//www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/02/20
  030205-1.html

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Operation Iraqi Freedom

• March 19, 2003- Invasion of Iraq begins when the
  United States launches Operation Iraqi Freedom.
  Initial air strike of the war targets Saddam
  Hussein and other Iraqi leaders in Baghdad.
• March 20, 2003- The United States launches a
  second round of air strikes against Baghdad , and
  ground troops enter the country for the first
  time, crossing into southern Iraq from Kuwait.
• March 21, 2003- The major phase of the war begins
  with heavy aerial attacks on Baghdad and other
  cities, Pentagon calls it an overwhelming barrage
  meant to instill shock and awe.
• March 24, 2003- Troops march within sixty miles
  of Baghdad. They encounter much stronger
  resistance from Iraqi soldiers and paramilitary
  fighters along the way, particularly in towns
  such as Nassiriya and Basra.
• April 9, 2003- The fall of Baghdad U.S. forces
  advance into central Baghdad. In following days,
  Kurdish fighters and U.S. forces take control of
  the northern cities of Kirkuk and Mosul.

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Operation Iraqi Freedom

• May 1, 2003- The United States declares an end to
  major combat operations. To this point, 115 U.S.
  combat deaths are reported

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Operation Iraqi Freedom

• May 12, 2003- A new civil administrator takes
  over in Iraq. Paul Bremer, a diplomat and former
  head of the counter-terrorism department at the
  U.S. State Department
• July 9, 2003- In hearings before the Senate Armed
  Services Committee, Sec. of Defense Donald
  Rumsfeld admits the cost of U.S. forces in Iraq
  tops 3.9 billion a month double that
  previously reported and not including funds for
  reconstruction.
• July 13, 2003- Iraq's interim governing council,
  composed of 25 Iraqis appointed by U.S. and
  British officials, is inaugurated. The council
  has power to name ministers and will help draw up
  a new constitution for the country. The U.S.
  administrator, Paul Bremer, retains ultimate
  authority.
• Aug. 19, 2003- A truck bombing of UN headquarters
  in Baghdad kills 20, critically wounds many more,
  and raises questions about the UN's future role
  in rebuilding Iraq. Among the dead is Sergio
  Vieira de Mello, UN High Commissioner for Human
  Rights.

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Operation Iraqi Freedom

• Sept 7, 2003- Continued violence and slow
  progress in Iraq lead to President Bush's
  announcement that 87 billion is needed to cover
  additional military and reconstruction costs.
• Oct 2, 2003- David Kay, lead investigator
  searching for WMD, releases report that no WMDs
  have been found in Iraq
• Dec 13, 2003- Saddam captured in hometown of
  Tikrit
• Jan 17, 2004- US combat deaths reach 500
• Jan 28, 2004- David Kay informs Senate committee
  that pre-war intelligence was almost all wrong
  about Iraqi WMD
• Mar 8, 2004- Iraqi Governing Council signs
  interim constitution
• Apr 30, 2004- Abu Ghraib prison abuse photos
  released
• June 28, 2004- US transfers power back to Iraq
• Sept 7, 2004- US combat deaths reach 1,000
  (7,000 wounded)

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Operation Iraqi Freedom

• Jan 12, 2005- White House announced search for
  WMD is officially over, no WMDs are found
• Jan 30, 2005- Iraq holds first democratic
  election, 58 of eligible Iraqis voted, about 8.5
  million people, Sunnis boycott election
• Feb 22, 2005- Ibrahim al-Jaafari selected as
  Prime Minister
• Mar 16, 2005- First meeting of Iraqi national
  assembly
• June 23, 2005- US General says Iraq insurgency
  strong as ever
• Aug 28, 2005- Iraqi National Assembly receives
  constitution
• Oct 15, 2005- Iraqi people vote in support of
  constitution, failed by more than 2/3 among Sunni
  provinces voter turnout high
• Oct 19, 2005- Saddam Hussein trial begins
• Oct 22, 2005- US combat deaths reach 2,000
  (15,000 wounded)

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Operation Iraqi Freedom
( As of Dec 5, 2005 )