The War on Iraq

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The War on Iraq

• A Power Point Presentation
• By Brent Darling

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Countdown to War

• United Nations searches for weapons of mass
  destruction, chemical weapons.
• Iraq declares it does not have any of these
  weapons.
• United States, Great Britain issue an ultimatum
  Surrender weapons of mass destruction or war.
• France and Russia vow to veto any USA-backed
  proposal for war in Iraq.

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Countdown to War

• March 1, 2003 President Bush orders Saddam
  Hussein and his sons to leave Iraq or face war
• Bush states that the United Nations Security
  Council has not lived up to its responsibilities.
  So we shall rise to ours.

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The Beginning of the War on Iraq

• March 20, 2003 United States and Great Britain
  launch a missile attack on selected targets of
  military importance.
• Saddam Hussein appears on Iraqi television to
  denounce bombing of Baghdad.

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The March Towards Baghdad

• March 21, 2003 US and British forces seize Iraqi
  town of Umm Qasr, a port city.
• Two airfields captured near Iraq-Jordan border.
• By March 23, US and British forces within 100
  miles of Baghdad

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The March Towards Baghdad

• Troops face heavy resistance in Nasiriyah and
  Najaf
• Fighting resumes in Umm Qasr
• March 24 US/British forces advance to within 70
  miles of Baghdad
• Major sandstorms slow down forces
• March 25 Bush asks Congress for 75 million to
  continue war

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Iraqi Resistance and Coming Within 50 Miles of
Baghdad

• Suicide bombing now being used by Iraqi forces
• Iraqi Vice President declares this to be routine
  military policy from now on.
• US/British troops come within 50 miles of Baghdad
  on March 31, seizing town on Euphrates River

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Marching into Baghdad

• April 4 US/British forces seize Baghdad airport.
• Marines advance in the southeast towards Iraqi
  capital
• Thousands of Iraqi troops surrender to Coalition

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Marching into Baghdad

• April 5 US troops enter Baghdad despite heavy
  resistance from Iraqi forces
• British forces surround Iraqi city of Basra

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Capturing Baghdad and Basra

• British forces consolidate grip on Basra.
• Forces find the body of infamous Iraqi general
  Chemical Ali, who ordered gas attacks on Iraqi
  Kurds in 1988.
• US troops surround Baghdad presidential palace,
  continue march towards Information Ministry

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Capturing Baghdad and Basra

• April 8 US forces capture Rasheed Airport in
  Baghdad
• US forces now spread across Baghdad, securing the
  city
• Britain claims to have taken control of Basra.
• Here is a US tank being greeted by an Iraqi in
  Baghdad

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Celebration in Iraq

• Iraqi citizens, US troops pull down a statue of
  Saddam Hussein.
• Symbolizes the collapse of Husseins Regime.
• Reminds many in the world of Berlin Wall Collapse.

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Celebration in Iraq

• Once it falls, Iraqi citizens swarm to the statue
  of Hussein.
• Begin kicking the statue, hitting it with their
  shoes (which is considered a major insult).
• Eventually, the statues head is removed and
  dragged through town.
• Looting of government offices occurs throughout
  Baghdad.

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Celebration in Iraq

• US soldiers are welcomed as liberators by Iraqis
  in Baghdad.
• This soldier is welcomed by a kiss from a
  jubilant Iraqi.

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Celebration World-Wide

• Celebration is world-wide as well.
• Iraqi-Americans celebrate in Dearborn, Michigan
  along Warren Avenue.

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The Rescue of Coalition P.O.W.s

• April 13 Seven Coalition prisoners of war are
  rescued by US forces.
• POWs had been held by Iraqi forces since March
  23.
• Here are three of the rescued POWs.

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Now What?

• Now that Husseins regime has been toppled, a
  democratic government must be set up.
• Coalition Forces will remain in Iraq until
  government is up and running and order is
  restored.
• Several people are rumored to be in the running
  for Iraqi presidency.

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The Endby Brent Darling
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Works Cited for this Presentation

• http//www.detnews.com/ for pictures.
• http//www.npr.org/news/specials/iraq2003/timeline
  .html for timeline of War on Iraq.
• http//www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/cia02/iraq_sm02.gif
  for the map of Iraq.
• http//www.usatoday.com/ for information on the
  War on Iraq.
• www.google.com/ for Iraqi, American, and British
  Flags.