A TIMELINE OF THE IRAQ WAR

From 2003:
MARCH 19, 2003: Bush launches invasion of Iraq
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MARCH 30, 2003: Donald Rumsfeld: We know where the WMD are

We know where [the weapons of mass destruction] are. They’re in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad and east, west, south and north somewhat.

APRIL 1, 2003: Pfc. Jessica Lynch recovered by U.S. forces. What the Pentagon framed as a heroic rescue was later revealed to have been staged.

To 2006:
AUGUST 15, 2006: 3,438 Iraq civilians died in July, “the deadliest month of the war for Iraqi civilians.”

AUGUST 16, 2006: 1,666 bombs exploded in Iraq in July, “the highest monthly total of the war.”

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