Iraq War Timeline

  • Invasion

    Invasion
    On March 19, 2003, Bush launches the invasion of Iraq.
  • Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld
    On March 20, 2003 , Donald Rumsfeld announced we know where weopons of mass distruction. Rumsfeld asked for immediate reaction.
  • Statue- Out

    Statue- Out
    On April 9, 2003, a crowd tears down a statue of Saddam with the help of American troops.
  • Mission Aaccomplished

    Mission Aaccomplished
    Bush announces that the invasion of Iraq was a success. This gives people the impression that there is hope for troops to come home.
  • We found them!

    We found them!
    Buch, himself, announces that we've found Weopons of Mass Distruction in Iraq.
  • Iraq... Smarter than we think?

    Iraq... Smarter than we think?
    There is an attack on the Jordian Embassy by Iraqi soldiers. This attack caught many off guard, giving us a new security problem to look after.
  • Are we more prepared now ??

    Are we more prepared now  ??
    The Attack on the UN Headquarters in Iraq left 22 dead and 100+ injured after bombing.
  • Hiding in a hole ? We'll Find Ya !

    Hiding in a hole ? We'll Find Ya !
    Across the Tigris River for his home, Suddam is found in a small hole in the ground with no way to fight back or escape.
  • Dead Count

    Dead Count
    The first over all dead count is made since entry into Iraq. The result is 500 U.S. Soldiers dead since invasion.
  • Nicholas Berg

    Nicholas Berg
    Nicholas Berg was an american soldier captured by the Iraqi militants. A video was made public showing the beheading of Nicholas.
  • Over ?

    Over ?
    The search for weopons of mass distruction is announced to be officially over.
  • Car bombs

    Car bombs
    A car bomb goes off in Hilla, Iraq which took the life of many surrounding citizens.
  • Till This year

    Till This year
    Bush announces that troops will have to stay in Iraq until at least 2009.
  • Air Raid

    Air Raid
    Abu Musab al- Zaraqawi, the leader of al- Qaida in Iraq, is killled during a U.S. air raid.
  • You do the crime, you do the time.

    You do the crime, you do the time.
    Saddam was sentenced to death by hanging from his own counrtyman.
  • Didn't we just take down a wall ... ?

    Didn't we just take down a wall ... ?
    Iraqis protest Baghdad wall. The Bush administration advised it as a solution to keep the Sunni and Shiite seperate.
  • Hell no! We wont Go !

    Hell no! We wont Go !
    Iraqi leaders protest the stikes in the Gaza strip.