President Bush “told [journalist] Bob Woodward…that after giving the order to invade [Iraq] in March [19] 2003, he walked in the White House garden, praying ‘that our troops be safe, be protected by the Almighty.’ As he went into this critical period, he told Mr. Woodward, ‘I was praying for strength to do the Lord’s […]
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3/19/2003
“On the night of March 19 [2003], [President] Bush ordered an airstrike on a compound outside Baghdad in the hope of killing Saddam–and perhaps ending the war even before it started. Three ROCKSTAR sources [members of Saddam’s security detail who’d been recruited by the CIA]…had placed the Iraqi dictator at the site. But either their […]
3/19/2003
President George W. Bush speaks about the Coalition Forces in Iraq: “I want Americans and all the world to know that coalition forces will make every effort to spare innocent civilians from harm. A campaign on the harsh terrain of a nation as large as California could be longer and more difficult than some predict. And […]
3/19/2003
On March 19, 2003, President Bush “met with the NSC [National Security Council] in the Situation Room…Then a secure video link came up with [Central Command leader General Tommy] Franks [who was at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia] and nine of his senior commanders. It is likely the first time a president was […]
3/19/2003
As stated in “The Report of the Iraq Inquiry – Executive Summary”: “287. President Bush wrote in his memoir that he convened ‘the entire National Security Council’ on the morning of 19 March where he ‘gave the order to launch Operation Iraqi Freedom’.” – Commissioned by the Prime Minister The Right Honourable Gordon Brown MP, “The […]
3/19/2003
In an appearance on Meet the Press with Tim Russert on March 19, 2003, Representative Jack Murtha (D-PA) said: ” ‘There was no [Iraqi] connection with al-Qaida, there was no connection with terrorism in Iraq itself.’ ” – Douglas Feith, War and Decision, Page 611 […]
3/19/2003
As stated in “The Report of the Iraq Inquiry – Executive Summary:” “288. In the Security Council debate on 19 March, the majority of members of the Security Council, including France, Russia and China, made clear that they thought the goal of disarming Iraq could be achieved by peaceful means and emphasized the primary responsibility of […]
3/19/2003
“On March 19, 2003, they [Major Mark ‘Fuji’ Hoehn and Colonel Dave ‘Tooms’ Toomey] were selected to carry out an order issued directly from the Pentagon–a top-secret assassination attempt on Saddam Hussein, using GPS-guided bunker-busters. Though they did not know it, their mission was to be the opening strike of Operation Iraqi Freedom.” – Eugene […]
3/19/2003
As stated in “The Report of the Iraq Inquiry – Executive Summary:” “290. Shortly before midnight on 19 March, the US informed Sir David Manning that there was to be a change to the plan and US airstrikes would be launched at 0300 GMT on 20 March.” – Commissioned by the Prime Minister The Right Honourable […]
3/19/2003
“…the first bombs of Operation Iraqi Freedom began to fall on Baghdad on March 19 [2003]. The next day the ground war began.” – Peter Lance, 1000 Years For Revenge, Page 439 […]