Shortly after President Bush announced the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom, attempts were made to bomb Saddam and his sons at a farm outside Baghdad. Reports came in that, while unconfirmed, suggested the mission was successful. “Around 4:30 a.m. [on March 20, 2003], [CIA Director George] Tenet called the Situation Room and told the duty officer, ‘Tell the president we got the son of a bitch.’ They didn’t wake the president. And by the time Bush arrived at the Oval Office about 6:30 am…they weren’t so sure. It looked as if Saddam might have survived.”
– Bob Woodward, Plan of Attack, Page 399