As stated in “The Report of the Iraq Inquiry – Executive Summary:” “291. Early on the morning of 20 March, US forces crossed into Iraq and seized the port area of Umm Qasr.” – Commissioned by the Prime Minister The Right Honourable Gordon Brown MP, “The Report of the Iraq Inquiry: Executive Summary,” IraqInquiry.org.uk, March 20, […]
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3/20/2003
As stated in “The Report of the Iraq Inquiry – Executive Summary:” “293. At Cabinet on 20 March, Mr Blair concluded that the Government: ‘… should lose no opportunity to propagate the reason, at every level and as widely as possible, why we had arrived at a diplomatic impasse, and why it was necessary to take […]
3/20/2003
“Tony Blair, talking by telephone with George W. Bush, March 20, 2003. “I kind of think that decisions taken in the next few weeks will determine the rest of the world years to come. As primary players we have the chance to shape the issues.”” – Andrew Langley, Bush, Blair, and Iraq: Days of Decision, […]
3/20/2003
“…U.S. planes started dropping bombs on Baghdad [Iraq] on March 20, 2003, at 5:30 a.m. Baghdad time (9:30 p.m. EST, March 19).” – Vincent Bugliosi, The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder, Page 135 […]
3/20/2003
“On March 20 [2003], U.S. forces begin bombing Baghdad [Iraq].” – Craig Unger, House of Bush, House of Saud, Page 305 […]
3/20/2003
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 […]
3/20/2003
On the morning of March 20, 2003, President Bush called British Prime Minister Tony Blair to tell him that the beginning of the war plans had been altered. “Blair was in an expansive mood. He had led his reluctant nation to war, and the immediate prospects looked quite good. ‘I kind of think that the […]
3/20/2003
“On March 20 [2003], the first full day of the [Iraq] war, [Central Command leader] General [Tommy] Franks reported that Special Forces were in partial control of the western desert area–25 percent of Iraq’s territory, which enabled them to prevent Scud missile firings–as well as the southern oil fields.” – Bob Woodward, Plan of Attack, […]
3/20/2003
Former House of Commons leader Robin Cook quoted Prime Minister Tony Blair’s address to the U.K. on March 20, 2003, when Blair said: ” ‘Dictators like Saddam, terrorist groups like al-Qa’ida, threaten the very existence of such a world. That is why I have asked our troops to go into action tonight.’ “ Cook commented: […]
3/20/2003
At the start of the invasion of Iraq on March 20, 2003, “The American force totaled 241,000, including both combat and support units in the Persian Gulf region as well as the 4th Infantry Division, moored hundreds of miles from Iraq. It was less than half the number [Secretary of State Colin] Powell had sent […]