Operation Iraqi Freedom

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WHAT STARTED THE WAR? US believed Iraq had weapons of

mass destruction UN didn’t find any of these weapons US produced evidence that Saddam

Hussein was moving the weapons to different areas in Iraq

March 2003, President George W. Bush and our allies decided to send troops into Iraq

TIMELINE OF THE IRAQ WAR MARCH 19, 2003-Bush launches invasion of

Iraq APRIL 9, 2003-Saddam statue toppled APRIL 16, 2003-Bush signs $79 billion

supplemental spending bill for Iraq MAY 1, 2003-MISSION ACCOMPLISHED-”My

fellow Americans: major combat operations in Iraq have ended” Pres. Bush

TIMELINE CONTD. DECEMBER 14, 2003: Saddam is captured JUNE 28, 2004: US transfers sovereignty to Iraq. OCTOBER 7, 2004: Deulfer Report: Iraq did not

have WMD (weapons of mass destruction) JANUARY 12, 2005: search in Iraq is declared

over JANUARY 20, 2005: Iraqis vote to form a

Transitional National Assembly OCTOBER 15, 2005:Iraqis vote to ratify draft

constitution.

TIMELINE CONTD.

APRIL 21, 2006: Jawad al-Maliki (Shiite) is chosen as prime minister

NOVEMBER 5, 2006: Saddam sentenced to death by hanging for crimes against humanity (1982 killing of 148 Shiites in the city of Dujail.)

DECEMBER 30, 2006: Saddam executed.

Estimated Cost of Operation Iraqi Freedom to the American People

$462,201,578,646 US Soldier death toll-3,834 Iraqi death toll-45,138 Question to think about…. If the war has been declared over,

then why are their troops still in Iraq?

Persian Gulf War:Operation Desert Storm

August 2, 1990 Saddam Hussein sent his army to take over Kuwait.

Kuwait is oil-rich and Iraq had very little money after it’s long war with Iran

1991 US joined other nations in a coalition to push Iraqis out of Kuwait.

February 28,1991 war is over