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'''2003 Iraq War''' (3/20/2003-) began when the [[United States]] and allies including the [[United Kingdom]]<ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/11/20/prague.bush.nato/ Bush: Join 'coalition of willing'], retrieved March 21, 2007</ref> launched a combat operation against [[Iraq]], with President Bush stating various objectives - one of which was deposing dictator [[Saddam Hussein]] and also to bring Iraq into compliance with United Nations resolutions regarding [[Weapons of Mass Destruction|Weapons of Mass Destruction]] WMD programs.
'''2003 Iraq War''' (3/20/2003-) began when the [[United States]] and allies including the [[United Kingdom]]<ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/11/20/prague.bush.nato/ Bush: Join 'coalition of willing'], retrieved March 21, 2007</ref> launched a combat operation against [[Iraq]], with President Bush stating various objectives - one of which was deposing dictator [[Saddam Hussein]] and also to bring Iraq into compliance with United Nations resolutions regarding [[Weapons of Mass Destruction|Weapons of Mass Destruction]] WMD programs.
Notwithstanding Geroge Bush's May 1, 2003 claim of "Mission Accomplished," the war is currently ongoing, and since that claim was made has lasted longer than America's involvement in the Second World War. A number debates surround the war including topics such as disengagement of American forces and the role of nations in the region, and whether sufficient stores of WMD's have been found to justify the invasion. The [[Bush Administration]] argues that the war is crucial to the larger U.S.-led [[War on Terrorism]]. Some Democrats have criticised the administration for perceived the administration for percieved blunders in the war on terror, and have themselves been criticized for doing so.
===Iraqi Liberation===
===Iraqi Liberation===