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War on Terror

United States · Warfare / Gulf War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

5Records
2001–2002Date range
1Named people
0Places

Chronological records

2001

George Walker Bush20 September 2001

Warfare / Gulf War, 2nd

George Walker Bush announces the doctrine of pre-emptive military action, later termed the Bush Doctrine.

George Walker Bush20 September 2001

Warfare / Gulf War, 2nd

President Bush addresses a joint session of the US Congress (which was simulcast live to the world), and announces his new "War on Terrorism."

George Walker Bush20 September 2001

Warfare / Gulf War, 2nd

Shortly after 11 September 2001 (on 20 September), Bush addressed a joint session of Congress (simulcast live to the world), and announced his new "War on Terror."

George Walker Bush20 September 2001

Warfare / Gulf War, 2nd

This announcement was accompanied by the doctrine of "pre-emptive" military action, later termed the Bush Doctrine.

2002

George Walker Bush12 September 2002

Warfare / Gulf War, 2nd

Bush begins formally making his case to the international community for an invasion of Iraq in his September 12, 2002 address to the United Nations Security Council

Names involved

George Walker Bush

Provenance

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