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Operation Iraqi Freedom President George W. Bush Stage I: The Conventional War General Tommy Franks Bombing Campaign: Shock and Awe March 19, 2003 1,700 air sorties The Air War World War II Persian Gulf War 3,000 sorties for 1 target 10 sorties for 1 target Iraqi Freedom 1 plane for 10 targets Trying to Fight a Cleaner War Goal: Limit Civil Destruction JDAMS (Joint Directed Attack Munitions) E-Bombs Bugsplat American Air Superiority No American soldier has been killed by an enemy aircraft since World War II Ground War –March 20 The Battle Plan Get to Baghdad and Take Out Saddam Rumsfeld Doctrine (light and fast) International Help Country Troop Amount United States 150,000 United Kingdom 46,000 Australia 2,000 Poland 200 Fear of Chem / Bio Weapons Attack Fear of getting “slimed” Iraqi Tanks in Iraqi Freedom • About 24 Iraqi tanks out of 800 left Only 9 Iraqi oil well fires No Easy Task Operation Iraqi Freedom Expected Length: 120 days Actual Length: 21 Days (Conventional War) Cost: $917,744,361.55 (46 minutes 10 ½ seconds) Learning Lessons from Vietnam Embedded reporters No Body Count “We don’t do body counts” –Tommy Franks Fall of Saddam’s Statue April 3, 2003 Saddam’s Statue Victory in Iraq (V-I Day) -May 1, 2003 Major Combatant Operations in Iraq Have Ended Saddam’s Sons: Uday and Qusay Uday and Qusay Mosul (July 22, 2003) The End of Uday and Qusay Mosul (July 22, 2003) The End of Uday and Qusay Mosul (July 22, 2003) How did US forces locate the Hussein Brothers? • Nawaf al-Zaydan – distant relative of Saddam – homeowner – Brother and 3 other relatives killed • Granted US citizenship and left Iraq • Probably $30 million richer Operation Red Dawn (Tikrit) Captured -December 13, 2003 Stage 1: So Far So Good .

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