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War on Terror
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9-11
8:30 PM - President George W. Bush gives a adresses the atrocities of the day. -
The War begins
The war in Afghanistan begins -
Operation Active Endeavor
Operation Active Endeavor Wiki
Operation Active Endeavor officially begins. -
Anti-War Protests begin
Anti-War protests begin across the world. Nearly 36 million people are active participants in the protests. -
Iraq is researching WMDs
Collin Powell states that Saddam Hussein is wokring to obtain key components to produce nuclear weapons. -
Iraq War begins
President Bush refers to the War in Iraq as the "central front in the War on Terror". -
Anti-War Protests End
The protests have come to an end -
Saddam Hussein captured by U.s. Forces
Saddam Hussein is captured. -
The U.s. begins bombing Pakistan
The United States government begins a series of ongoing attacks on targets in northwest Pakistan using drones. These attacks sought to defeat the Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants who were thought to have found a safe haven in Pakistan. -
1st London Bombings
London bombings kill 52 and injure 700. -
Obama on the "War on Terror"
the phrase "War on Terror" is no longer used. The U.S. is now "at war with al Qaeda", not "involved in a global war on terror". -
Osama bin Laden killed
Osama killed by SEAL Team 6.