THE U.S. LED WAR ON IRAQ

Explosions in Iraq from U.S. forces, Copyright © 2004 LIFE Inc.

"The coalition of legitimate governments and freedom-loving people is strong. People will contribute in different ways to this coalition. But the mission won't change. The duties of the coalition may alter, but the mission won't alter. And that is to rout out and destroy international terrorism."
-President Bush, September 2001

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