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Anti-war groups organized public protests in opposition of the war in Iraq. Stating they did not believe military intervention is the best solution.
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Bush initiates the begining of sending troops to Iraq.
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Donald Rumsfeld says Iaq is hiding weapons of mass destruction.
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Bush invests 79 billion dollars into Iraq spending bill.
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Bush stages dramatic event on a U.S aircraft carrier and delcares "Mission Accomplished"
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Members of the 101st Airbourne Division and Task Force 20 killed Hussein's sons Uday and Qusay, along with 300 other former leaders of the regime.
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Saddam himself is found and captured on a farm near Tikrit.
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Iraqi insurgents in Fallujah attacked a US convoy which was providing security for food caterers Eurest Support Services.
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This battle was a unsuccessful attempt by the US Military to capture the city of Fallujah.
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The Second Battle of Falluja began. This battle was described by the US military as the heaviest urban combat they have been in since the battle fo Hue City in Vietnam.
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Iraqis elected and formed the Iraqi Transitional Government (or ITG) in order to draft a permanent constitution for the country.
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Paul Wolfowitz made an announcement that 15,000 American troop's tours od duty's would be extended.
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A bombing occured at a mosque in the Iraqi city of Samarra. Nobody was severely injured but there was considerable damage done to the structure. Al-Queda is believed to be behind the bombing.
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Deadly attack by Sunni Arabs in which they used car bombs and mortar rounds in the Shia Sadr City slum. This attack killed around 215 people.
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General David Petraeus spoke before the U.S congress in order to convince them to delay the troop withdrawls. Saying, "I%u2019ve repeatedly noted that we haven%u2019t turned any corners, we haven%u2019t seen any lights at the end of the tunnel"
