Iraq: U.S. Military Operations

Abstract

Iraq s chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons programs, together with Iraqi long-range missile development and support for Al Qaeda terrorism, were the primary justifications put forward for military action. On March 17, 2003, President Bush issued an ultimatum demanding that Saddam Hussein and his sons depart from Iraq within 48 hours. On March 19, offensive operations began with air strikes against Iraqi leadership positions. By April 15, after 27 days of operations, coalition forces were in relative control of all major Iraqi cities and Iraqi political and military leadership had disintegrated. On May 1, 2003, President Bush declared an end to major combat operations. There was no use of chemical or biological (CB) weapons, and no CB or nuclear weapons stockpiles or production facilities have been found.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 23, 2006
Accession Number
ADA459136

Entities

People

  • Steve Bowman

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Personnel
  • Combat Operations
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • Iraqi-War
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Persian Gulf War
  • Personnel Management
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies