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The war begins
US invaded Iraq under the impression they had WMD's and with the goal to remove Saddam Hussein from office. -
Saddam falls
Saddam's main city of Baghdad falls in just hours after a U.S. lead strike on the city. -
Bush "ends" war
Bush declared an end to the war in Iraq, stating it was " a desperate act resulting from dead ends" -
Suddam captured
Suddam Hussein was captured in his hometown of Tikrit, giving US officials hope to end violence in Iraq. -
WMD search ends
Bush ends search for WMD's in Iraq, stating " We were wrong in almost every category and our intelligence was all wrong." -
U.S, transfers leardership
U.S. gives Iraq back their government to lead on their own after two years of tacheing by the U.S. -
Saddam executed
Saddam was executed after being found guilty of crimes against humanity. -
blackwater attack
A group of soldiers attack Americn forces, killing 17 in what is the deadliest instance since the beginning of the shpw -
US pulls out
US troops pull out of Iraqi cities and leave an embassy to watch over them. -
Obama ends war
Obama declares an end to the 7-year war in Iraq