As the U.S. invasion began, KGW’s Pat Dooris reported from an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf where his brother, an F-18 pilot, was stationed.
PORTLAND, Ore. — This week marks 20 years since the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the U.S. invasion of Iraq. The stated goal of the operation was to destroy weapons of mass destruction and topple the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein.
“My fellow citizens,” President George W. Bush began. “At this hour, American and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq, to free its people, and to defend the world from grave danger.”
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