March 17th and 19th 2003
President Bush Speech on Iraqi Freedom
On March 17, 2003 President Bush gave Saddam Hussein and his sons 48 hours to flee the Iraq, or face a military attack. He says that "the United Nations Security Council has not lived up to their responsibilities, so we will rise to ours" (President Bush, Iraqi Freedom Speech 2003). Bush addresses the Iraqi people directly that "the tyrant will soon be gone" (Bush, 2003). He is talking about Hussein. Bush warned the Iraqi army not to use weapons of mass destruction or set oil fields on fire if the United States attacks. It was difficult to get the public's support. The United Nations speak up and say they have tried very hard to resolve the issues diplomatically however the diplomatic process on Iraq has ended. On March 19, 2003, the war began. This was at 5:30 a.m. Baghdad time. The initial attack was made on Baghdad targeting Hussein. Hussein was not hurt. More air strikes were taken and troops started to enter from Kuwait. At first there was not too much resistance, but as the troops went farther into Baghdad and Basra there was in fact more resistance. This was the beginning of the war.
President Bush Speech on Iraqi Freedom
On March 17, 2003 President Bush gave Saddam Hussein and his sons 48 hours to flee the Iraq, or face a military attack. He says that "the United Nations Security Council has not lived up to their responsibilities, so we will rise to ours" (President Bush, Iraqi Freedom Speech 2003). Bush addresses the Iraqi people directly that "the tyrant will soon be gone" (Bush, 2003). He is talking about Hussein. Bush warned the Iraqi army not to use weapons of mass destruction or set oil fields on fire if the United States attacks. It was difficult to get the public's support. The United Nations speak up and say they have tried very hard to resolve the issues diplomatically however the diplomatic process on Iraq has ended. On March 19, 2003, the war began. This was at 5:30 a.m. Baghdad time. The initial attack was made on Baghdad targeting Hussein. Hussein was not hurt. More air strikes were taken and troops started to enter from Kuwait. At first there was not too much resistance, but as the troops went farther into Baghdad and Basra there was in fact more resistance. This was the beginning of the war.