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Invasion of Iraq

Germany · Politics / Christian Democratic Union. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

2003

Angela Dorothea Merkel2003

Politics / Christian Democratic Union

defying strong public opposition, Merkel comes out in favour of the US invasion of Iraq, describing it as "unavoidable" and accusing Chancellor Gerhard Schroder of anti-Americanism

Names involved

Angela Dorothea Merkel

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