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The 2003 invasion of Iraq, which began on March 18 to May 1, 2003, was led by the United States, (A 90 percent unilateral invasion) backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia and Poland. Other countries were involved in its aftermath. The invasion launched the Iraq War, which is ongoing.
The objectives of the invasion, according to U.S. President George W. Bush, were "to disarm Iraq of weapons of mass destruction [WMD], to end Saddam Hussein's support for terrorism, and to free the Iraqi people."[9] Bush said the actual trigger was Iraq's failure to take a final opportunity to disarm itself of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons that U.S. and coalition officials called an immediate and intolerable threat to world peace.
No such weapons were found. In January 2005, the Iraq Survey Group concluded that Iraq had ended its WMD programs in 1991 and had no WMD at the time of the invasion; although some misplaced or abandoned remnants of pre-1991 production were found, U.S. government spokespeople confirmed that these were not the weapons for which the U.S. "went to war".
The invasion of Iraq was opposed by some traditional U.S. allies, including France and Germany. Their leaders argued there was no real evidence of WMD and that a war in Iraq was not justified in the context of UNMOVIC's February 12, 2003 report. Between January 3 and April 12, 2003, 36 million people took part in almost 3,000 protests against the Iraq War.[citation needed]
In preparation for the invasion, 100,000 U.S. troops were assembled in Kuwait by February 18.[10] The United States supplied the vast majority of the invading forces, but also received support from Kurdish troops in northern Iraq. And we're still there
The objectives of the invasion, according to U.S. President George W. Bush, were "to disarm Iraq of weapons of mass destruction [WMD], to end Saddam Hussein's support for terrorism, and to free the Iraqi people."[9] Bush said the actual trigger was Iraq's failure to take a final opportunity to disarm itself of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons that U.S. and coalition officials called an immediate and intolerable threat to world peace.
No such weapons were found. In January 2005, the Iraq Survey Group concluded that Iraq had ended its WMD programs in 1991 and had no WMD at the time of the invasion; although some misplaced or abandoned remnants of pre-1991 production were found, U.S. government spokespeople confirmed that these were not the weapons for which the U.S. "went to war".
The invasion of Iraq was opposed by some traditional U.S. allies, including France and Germany. Their leaders argued there was no real evidence of WMD and that a war in Iraq was not justified in the context of UNMOVIC's February 12, 2003 report. Between January 3 and April 12, 2003, 36 million people took part in almost 3,000 protests against the Iraq War.[citation needed]
In preparation for the invasion, 100,000 U.S. troops were assembled in Kuwait by February 18.[10] The United States supplied the vast majority of the invading forces, but also received support from Kurdish troops in northern Iraq. And we're still there
(sarcasm)
kinda funny.
