Follow George Walker Bush through 328 dated historical records for United States of America.
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
Visiting Europe for a NATO summit, Bush declares that, "should Iraqi President Saddam Hussein choose not to disarm, the United States will lead a coalition of the willing to disarm him". The Bush administration briefly used the term Coalition of the Willing to refer to the countries who supported, militarily or verbally, the military action in Iraq and subsequent military presence in post-invasion Iraq since 2003
Role range: 2003-2003 – 2001-
Visiting Europe for a NATO summit, Bush declares that, "should Iraqi President Saddam Hussein choose not to disarm, the United States will lead a coalition of the willing to disarm him"
Role range: 2003-2003 – 2001-
Visiting Europe for a NATO summit, Bush declares that, "should Iraqi President Saddam Hussein choose not to disarm, the United States will lead a coalition of the willing to disarm him"
Role range: 2001-
Following the mandate of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441, The president of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, was forced to allow UN inspectors back to his country in November 2002.
Role range: 2001-
UN Resolution 1441 was an actual enhancement of previous United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 and provided: "that Iraq shall provide UNMOVIC and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) immediate, unimpeded, unconditional, and unrestricted access to any and all, including underground, areas, facilities, buildings, equipment,
Role range: 2001-
records, and means of transport which they wish to inspect, as well as immediate, unimpeded, unrestricted, and private access to all officials and other persons whom UNMOVIC or the IAEA wish to interview in the mode or location of UNMOVIC’s or the IAEA’s choice pursuant
Role range: 2001-
to any aspect of their mandates"
Role range: 2001-
Following the mandate of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441, The president of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, was forced to allow UN inspectors back to his country in November 2002.
Role range: 2001-
UN Resolution 1441 was an actual enhancement of previous United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 and provided: "that Iraq shall provide UNMOVIC and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) immediate, unimpeded, unconditional, and unrestricted access to any and all, including underground, areas, facilities, buildings, equipment,
Role range: 2001-
records, and means of transport which they wish to inspect, as well as immediate, unimpeded, unrestricted, and private access to all officials and other persons whom UNMOVIC or the IAEA wish to interview in the mode or location of UNMOVIC’s or the IAEA’s choice pursuant
Role range: 2001-
to any aspect of their mandates"
Role range: 2001-
Orders the construction by 2004 of a limited missile defense shield
Role range: 2001-2009
The US accuses Iran of seeking to develop a secret nuclear weapons programme and publishes satellite images of two nuclear sites under construction at Natanz and Arak
Role range: 2001- – 2001-
The US accuses Iran of seeking to develop a secret nuclear weapons programme and publishes satellite images of two nuclear sites under construction at Natanz and Arak
Role range: 2001-2009
Frames Iraq policy around disarmament, United Nations pressure and possible allied military action against Saddam Hussein's regime.
Role range: 2001-
Both the US ambassador to the UN, John Negroponte, and the UK ambassador, Jeremy Greenstock, publicly confirmed the reading of the resolution, assuring that Resolution 1441 provided no "automaticity" or "hidden triggers" for an invasion.
Role range: 2003-2003 – 2001-
Bush to "strictly enforce through the U. N.
Role range: 2003-2003 – 2001-
The Bush administration briefly used the term Coalition of the Willing to refer to the countries who supported, militarily or verbally, the military action in Iraq and subsequent military presence in post-invasion Iraq since 2003.
Role range: 2003-2003 – 2001-
Visiting Europe for a NATO summit, Bush declares that, "should Iraqi President Saddam Hussein choose not to disarm, the United States will lead a coalition of the willing to disarm him".
Role range: 2003-2003 – 2001-
threat posed by Iraq; and enforce all relevant United Nations Security Council Resolutions regarding Iraq".
Role range: 2003-2003 – 2001-
The 2002 decision by the Bush Administration to withdraw from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty all but kills START III
Role range: 2001-2009
Anti-war protests are held, the largest of their kind since the Vietnam War took place with 6-10 million people in over 60 countries around the world
Role range: 2003-2003 – 2001-
US Secretary of State Colin Powell addressed the United Nations General Assembly, continuing US efforts to gain United Nations authorization for an invasion
Role range: 2003-2003 – 2001-
US Secretary of State Colin Powell addressed the United Nations General Assembly, continuing US efforts to gain United Nations authorization for an invasion
Role range: 2001-
Turkey rejects Americas plan to base 62,000 troops in its country
Role range: 2003-2003 – 2001-
Bush addresses the nation, he demands that Hussein and his two sons Uday and Qusay leave Iraq, giving them a 48-hour deadline
Role range: 2003-2003 – 2001-
Unlike the first Gulf War or the war in Afghanistan (2001), this war had no explicit United Nations authorisation. In his 2003 address to the nation, Bush demands that Hussein and his two sons, Uday and Qusay, surrender and leave Iraq, giving them a 48-hour deadline
Role range: 2003-2003 – 2001-
The bombing of Iraq by the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Poland, Australia, and Denmark begins
Role range: 2003-2003 – 2001-
The bombing of Iraq by the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Poland, Australia, and Denmark begins
Role range: 2003-2003 – 2001-
The invasion is preceded by an air strike on the Presidential Palace in Baghdad
Role range: 2003-2003 – 2001-
The invasion is preceded by an air strike on the Presidential Palace in Baghdad
Role range: 2003-2003 – 2001-
America begins the war with air strikes on Baghdad
Role range: 2003-2003 – 2001-
The US launches the invasion of Iraq, termed "Operation Iraqi Freedom". Start of the conflict known as the Iraq War or Operation Iraqi Freedom in which a combined force of troops from the United States, alongside the United Kingdom, and smaller contingents from Australia and Poland
Role range: 2003-2003 – 2001-
Prior to the invasion, the United States official position was that Iraq was in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441 regarding weapons of mass destruction and had to be disarmed by force
Role range: 2003-2003 – 2001-
Prior to the invasion, the United States official position was that Iraq was in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441 regarding weapons of mass destruction and had to be disarmed by force
Role range: 2003-2003 – 2001-
Prior to the invasion, the United States official position was that Iraq was in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441 regarding weapons of mass destruction and had to be disarmed by force
Role range: 2003-2003 – 2001-2009
Start of the conflict known as the Iraq War or Operation Iraqi Freedom in which a combined force of troops from the United States, alongside the United Kingdom, and smaller contingents from Australia and Poland.
Role range: 2003-2003 – 2001-2009
The US launches the invasion of Iraq, termed "Operation Iraqi Freedom". The United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, South Korea, Italy and Poland supply the vast majority of the invading forces, in co-operation with Kurdish forces.
Role range: 2003-2003 – 2001-2009
The invasion of Iraq was strongly opposed by some traditional US allies, including the Governments of France, Germany, New Zealand, and Canada.
Role range: 2003-2003 – 2001-2009
The reasons for the invasion were "to disarm Iraq of weapons of mass destruction, to end Saddam Hussein's alleged support for terrorism, and to free the Iraqi people".
Role range: 2003-2003 – 2001-2009
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