Discusses events in Iraq that led up to the war in Iraq, beginning with the end of the Persian Gulf War and continuing through the planned withdrawal of all coalition forces from the country.

Includes index.

Defeat and humiliation : 3 March 1991 -- Kurdish safe haven : 5 April 1991 -- Weapons inspection clashes : 29 October 1997 -- UNMOVIC : 17 December 1999 -- Resolution 1441 : 8 November 2002 -- Protests against war : 15 February 2003 -- Invasion : 20 March 2003 -- The fall of Baghdad : 9 April 2003 -- "Mission accomplished" : 1 May 2003 -- Dismantling Saddam's regime : 22 May 2003 -- Attack on the UN Embassy : 19 August 2003 -- The capture of Saddam : 13 December 2003 -- Abu Ghraib : 21 March 2004 -- Transfer of power : 28 June 2004 -- The Battle for Fallujah : 8 November 2004 -- Elections : 30 January 2005 -- Attack on the al-Askari Mosque : 22 February 2006 -- Troop surge : 10 January 2007 -- A divided government : 1 August 2007 -- Iran's president visits Iraq : 2 March 2008 -- Planned withdrawal : 27 November 2008 -- Key figures in the Iraq War -- Glossary.