At about 9:35 PM EST +5.0 on March 19, 2003 (5:35 AM BAT –3.00 on March 20, 2003), "Operation Iraqi Freedom" began with the U.S. launching missiles at a “target of opportunity” on the basis of intelligence reports on the whereabouts of Saddam Hussein.
On March 17, 2003 at 8:00 PM EST, without the support of the United Nations and despite global peace protests, Bush delivered a televised speech from the White House in Washington, DC, issuing an ultimatum to Saddam Hussein: leave Iraq with your sons within 48 hours or the US will wage war on your country.
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