Iraq war

By Tim Hartney

In war, truth is the first casualty.~Aeschylus

The start

• The 2003 invasion of Iraq (March 19–May 1 2003)

• 21 days of major combat operations.

• Four countries participated with troops during the initial invasion

casualties

• Since the war began 4439 us troops have been killed

• 32992 us troops have been wounded

• Estimated that over 100000 will be wounded

Whats next?

• President Obama announced his plans for withdrawing US troops from Iraq.

• end of Iraq combat missions by Aug. 31, 2010

• promise to withdraw within 16 months

• http://antiwar.com/quotes.php

• http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2009/0227/troop-withdrawal-obama-to-end-iraq-war-by-august-2010