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United States responded with a brief but deadly war
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“The full effect of this war, and of a twelve year period of economic sanctions, on the 26 million people who live in Iraq is difficult to gauge.”
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“There were from about 345,000 to 530,000 [as a result of this war and it’s aftermath] of children under five between 1990 and 2002.”
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Bush “declares victory”
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“At the end of August 2003, a car bomb explodes in Najaf.” Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir Al-Hakim, a Shiite leader, was among the 95 dead. He opposed U.S. occupation, but saw some possibility to establish a level of democracy.
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The Untied States captures Saddam Hussein in Tikrit
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Chalabi was not included in the elections after his group fell out of favor.
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In August of 2004, reports of about 1,000 Iraqi schools in need of being rebuilt as a result of damage and looting. About 20% of the country’s school buildings needed a least some repair.
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On May 7, 2004, fourteen months into the invasion, Riverbend writes “There was a time when people here felt sorry for the troops. No matter what one’s attitude was to the occupation, there were moments of pity towards the troops, regardless of their nationality.”
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