It was nearly two years after the Hussein regime was toppled and major combat operations ended but still, U.
S.
and coalition troops are still fighting an Iraqi insurgency.
As of January 7, 2008, there have been 4,210 coalition deaths in the war in Iraq.
It was on May 1, 2003 that President George Bush addressed the nation not from the White House but from the dramatic setting of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln: "Major combat operations in Iraq have ended.
" Aircraft weapons used in the war by the U.
S.
Coalition Forces are bombers, cargo, fighter/attack, refueling, special operations, surveillance, UAVs, Canberra, Harrier GR7, Jaguar GR1, Nimrod, Tornado GR1, Tornado GR4, Tornaado F3, Puma helicopter, VC10C1K, Lynx helicopter and Merlin helicopter.
The Iraqi forces deployed Mirage F1 fighter, MiG-29 fighter, SU-25 plane, MiG-21 short-range fighter, An-26 basic transport aircraft, An-12 cargo plane and helicopters.
Warships used by the U.
S.
Coalition Forces include the Abraham Lincoln, USS Constellation, USS Kitty Hawk, USS Harry S.
Truman, USS Theodore Roosevelt , carrier battle group ships, guided-missile cruiser, guided-missile destroyer, attack submarine, guided missile frigate, amphibious assault ship, oiler, fast combat support ships, amphibious transport/dockship, landing craft, air cushioned.
The Iraqi forces only used the Zhuk patrol ship.
As of September 25, 2003, 1,268 U.
S.
military personnel were listed as wounded during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Iraq has not released details of military casualties.
"3,240 Iraqi civilians were killed, based on records from 60 of Iraq's 124 hospitals, including almost all of the large ones.
" Associated Press As for most people, the war in Iraq couldn't have been avoided; there are the pros and cons of war and consequently, the pros outweigh the cons.
It was really fortunate that the long war in Iraq have finally been put to an end.
You could just imagine how many civilians and innocents were killed in the process.
Sadly, blood of the innocents must be spilled to regain order and peace.
In the long run, we all know that war is for the better good.
S.
and coalition troops are still fighting an Iraqi insurgency.
As of January 7, 2008, there have been 4,210 coalition deaths in the war in Iraq.
It was on May 1, 2003 that President George Bush addressed the nation not from the White House but from the dramatic setting of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln: "Major combat operations in Iraq have ended.
" Aircraft weapons used in the war by the U.
S.
Coalition Forces are bombers, cargo, fighter/attack, refueling, special operations, surveillance, UAVs, Canberra, Harrier GR7, Jaguar GR1, Nimrod, Tornado GR1, Tornado GR4, Tornaado F3, Puma helicopter, VC10C1K, Lynx helicopter and Merlin helicopter.
The Iraqi forces deployed Mirage F1 fighter, MiG-29 fighter, SU-25 plane, MiG-21 short-range fighter, An-26 basic transport aircraft, An-12 cargo plane and helicopters.
Warships used by the U.
S.
Coalition Forces include the Abraham Lincoln, USS Constellation, USS Kitty Hawk, USS Harry S.
Truman, USS Theodore Roosevelt , carrier battle group ships, guided-missile cruiser, guided-missile destroyer, attack submarine, guided missile frigate, amphibious assault ship, oiler, fast combat support ships, amphibious transport/dockship, landing craft, air cushioned.
The Iraqi forces only used the Zhuk patrol ship.
As of September 25, 2003, 1,268 U.
S.
military personnel were listed as wounded during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Iraq has not released details of military casualties.
"3,240 Iraqi civilians were killed, based on records from 60 of Iraq's 124 hospitals, including almost all of the large ones.
" Associated Press As for most people, the war in Iraq couldn't have been avoided; there are the pros and cons of war and consequently, the pros outweigh the cons.
It was really fortunate that the long war in Iraq have finally been put to an end.
You could just imagine how many civilians and innocents were killed in the process.
Sadly, blood of the innocents must be spilled to regain order and peace.
In the long run, we all know that war is for the better good.
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