Iraq (2nd Persian Gulf) War

Iraq (2nd Persian Gulf) War. Why did it start? The US wanted to prevent Saddam Hussein's use of suspected stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction and to remove Hussein from power. US Forces were deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) in 2003., How the War was Fought: During March and April, US and British Forces (with small support from several other countries) invaded Iraq and rapidly defended the Iraqis. For the next 8 years, the US-led occupation of Iraq was opposed by an insurgency., Key Event: Hussein was found hiding in a hole and on November 5, 2006, was tried in court, sentenced to death, and hung, thus accomplishing the mission of this conflict by removing a doctor from power and defeating his regime., When did it End? In December 2011, the last of US forces left Iraq., What you Should Remember: Our leadership declared the Iraq war a victory after two months of fighting, but we had to continue to fight for almost a decade in an attempt to make Iraq a more stabilized country and contain terrorism. Of the 697,000 soldiers who served, over 4500 were killed., Factoid: Alabamians were serving in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars at a rate of 7 times the national average., Jackson County had 1 killed in this conflict.