2003: The U.S. invades Iraq
After
Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein failed to meet the U.S.-imposed deadline to leave
the country, armed forces from the United States, Britain, and other allied
nations stormed Baghdad on March 19, 2003. President George W. Bush
subsequently announced the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Iraq War
lasted four years, killing more than 3,000 U.S.
troops, wounding more than 23,000, and
causing more than 50,000 civilian casualties. U.S. Army 3rd Division 3-7
Bradley vehicles wait inside the demilitarized zone between Kuwait and Iraq in
this photo by Scott Nelson.
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