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Congress authorizes an attack on Iraq.
In a major victory for the White House, the Senate early Friday voted 77-23 to authorize President Bush to attack Iraq if Saddam Hussein refuses to give up weapons of mass destruction as required by U.N. resolutions. -
UN weapons inspectors return to Iraq, for the first time in almost four years.
During the regime of Saddam Hussein, Iraq was believed to have weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Hussein was internationally known for his use of chemical weapons in the 1980s against Iranian and Kurdish civilians during and after the Iran–Iraq War. It is also known that in the 1980s he pursued an extensive biological weapons program and a nuclear weapons program, though no nuclear bomb was built.[citation needed] -
President Bush approves the deployment of U.S. troops to the Gulf region. By March an estimated 200,000 troops will be stationed there. British and Australian troops will join them over the coming months
This event happened because in order for the USA to fight the battle they needed extra people and more is always better. -
UN inspectors discover 11 undeclared empty chemical warheads in Iraq.
A team of U.N. arms inspectors found 11 empty chemical warheads Thursday at an ammunition storage area south of Baghdad. A 12th warhead is being evaluated, and all have been described as being in "excellent condition." -
In his state of the union address, President Bush announces that he is ready to attack Iraq even without a UN mandate.
At first the USA thought that Iraq was making large numbers of Nukular warheads but after a series of serches only a few were found. -
Massive peace demonstrations take place around the world.
The USA descided to fall back and not continue to fight because they signed a treaty.
