Operation Iraqi Freedom
2003 Iraq War (3/20/2003-) is presently the largest war operation in the world, started when U.S. president George W Bush launched a combat operation against Iraq, with the stated goal of deposing dictator Saddam Hussein, finding Weapons of Mass Destruction and liberating the Iraqi people. Currently the outcome of the war is unknown, and there exists a large debate over topics such as withdrawal of American forces and the role of nations in the region. The Bush administration champions the war as part of the larger U.S. led War on Terrorism, although the topic is up for debate. The Administration has been widely criticized for numerous strategic blunders in the execution of the war, including the failure to have a post-invasion plan.
Research using robust surveying techniques has estimated that under 65,000 Iraqis have died[1] as a result of the war.
Hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians have fled to neighboring Jordan and Syria since the 2003 invasion.