19th Mar. 2003, forces led by USA and including UK, Australia and Poland start the war in Iraq, ironically calling it "Operation Iraqi Freedom". #iraqwar#NeverForget
Pres. Bush announcing begining of hostilities
The casus belli was, "Iraq possessed Weapons of Mass Destruction and therefore the world needed saving". United Nations Security Council resolution 678, passed in Nov. 1990, allowed the use of force to end Iraq occupation of Kuwait and RESTORE INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY.