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Oorspronkelijk geplaatst door Dixie
en een kleine 30 NIET WESTERSE LANDEN !
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De VS hadden het bedacht, het erdoor gedrukt, uitgevoerd en georganiseerd.
De rol van die 30+ landen stelde weinig voor en , zij kwamen voornamelijk hun ding doen in de nasleep.
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The 2003 Invasion of Iraq (19 March – 1 May 2003), was the start of the conflict known as the Iraq War, or Operation Iraqi Freedom, in which a combined force of troops from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Poland invaded Iraq and toppled the regime of Saddam Hussein in 21 days of major combat operations. The invasion phase consisted of a conventionally fought war which concluded with the capture of the Iraq capital Baghdad by United States forces.
Four countries participated with troops during the initial invasion phase, which lasted from 19 March to 9 April 2003. These were the United States (148,000), United Kingdom (45,000), Australia (2,000), and Poland (194). 36 other countries were involved in its aftermath. In preparation for the invasion, 100,000 U.S. troops were assembled in Kuwait by 18 February.[20] The United States supplied the majority of the invading forces, but also received support from Kurdish irregulars in Iraqi Kurdistan.
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De 2003 invasie was dus enorm Westers, afgezien van een paar koertjes die een handje kwamen helpen.