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🎖️ Today marks the 20th anniversary of the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, a significant event in modern history with lasting consequences on global politics, regional stability, and countless lives. #IraqWar20 
📰 The invasion was launched on March 20, 2003, under the banner of "Operation Iraqi Freedom," with the stated goal of disarming Iraq of weapons of mass destruction and removing the regime of Saddam Hussein. #ShockAndAwe
🇺🇸🇬🇧 The US, UK, and other coalition forces led the invasion, facing minimal resistance initially as they rapidly advanced towards the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. #CoalitionOfTheWilling
Exactly 20 years ago, George W Bush told Saudi ambassador Prince Bandar & that he plans to go to war with Iraq
He only told Secretary Powell two days later
On 20/1/03, Bush signed a presidential directive giving Pentagon control over postwar Iraq
#IraqWar #IraqWar20 #Iraq
He only told Secretary Powell two days later
On 20/1/03, Bush signed a presidential directive giving Pentagon control over postwar Iraq
#IraqWar #IraqWar20 #Iraq
#OTD 20 years ago the UN announced
“It would appear…Iraq had decided in principle to…bring the disarmament task to completion…Weapons inspectors have examined 106 locations & found no evidence that Iraq revived its nuclear weapons programme”
No WMDs, no justification for war
“It would appear…Iraq had decided in principle to…bring the disarmament task to completion…Weapons inspectors have examined 106 locations & found no evidence that Iraq revived its nuclear weapons programme”
No WMDs, no justification for war
#OTD 20 years ago, in his State of the Union, Bush said “the 16 words”
“The British govt has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa”
It was a lie, based on a forgery
Even the CIA rprtly thought the claims were "highly dubious"
“The British govt has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa”
It was a lie, based on a forgery
Even the CIA rprtly thought the claims were "highly dubious"
