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He was the vice-president who took over after Al-Bakr resigned. He then executed many people right after taking office.
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This concerned the U.S., and so three days later, President Bush declares that the invasion, "will not stand".
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After months of planning, the U.S. begins to launch attacks at Iraqi aircraft shelters and later on ground attacks against Iraqi vehicles, and after about a month, Iraq leaves Kuwait.
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President Bush tells the UN that he feels there is an increasing threat of danger from Iraq. This leads the U.N. to send weapons inspectors into Iraq.
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It takes about a month to bring down the regime of Suddam Hussein. It leaves Iraq very happy temporarily.
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17 people were killed and at least 100 were injured. This shows the unstablitity of Iraq and is the first of many suicicide bombings during the U.S. occupation.
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He is found hiding in a hole and arrested.
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Millions of Iraqis show up to vote for 4-year parlimentary terms.
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There is a ceremony for the U.S. ended its operations in Iraq, The Secretary of defense, Leon panetta says that progress has been made but there are still challenges ahead.
