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TIMELINE OF UNITED STATES MILITARY DEPLOYMENT AND CASUALITIES




March 20, 2003

President Bush orders the invasion Iraq and deploys 250,000 troops. The invasion marks the beginning of "Operation Iraqi Freedom."

March 2003 65 casualties
April 2003 74 casualties


May 1, 2003
President Bush announces an end to major combat operation in Iraq. There are 148,000 troops deployed to Iraq.


May 2003 37 casualties
June 2003 30 casualties
July 2003 48 casualties
August 2003 35 casualties
September 2003 31 casualties
October 2003 44 casualties
November 2003 82 casualties
December 2003 40 casualties
January 2004 47 casualties
February 2004 20 casualties
March 2004 52 casualties
April 2004 135 casualties
May 2004 80 casualties
June 2004 42 casualties
July 2004 54 casualties
August 2004 66 casualties
September 2004 80 casualties
October 2004 63 casualties
November 2004 137 casualties
December 2004 72 casualties
January 2005 107 casualties
February 2005 58 casualties


February 4, 2005
Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz announces the administrations’ plan to withdraw 15,000 troops. The United States administration still sets no timetable for American forces to withdraw from Iraq.


March 2005 35 casualties
April 2005 52 casualties
May 2005 80 casualties
June 2005 78 casualties
July 2005 54 casualties
August 2005 85 casualties
September 2005 49 casualties
October 2005 96 casualties
November 2005 84 casualties


November 18, 2005
Representative John Murtha (D-PA) calls for United States troop withdrawal from Iraq.


December 2005 68 casualties
January 2006 62 casualties
February 2006 55 casualties
March 2006 31 casualties
April 2006 76 casualties
May 2006 69 casualties
June 2006 61 casualties
July 2006 43 casualties
August 2006 65 casualties
September 2006 72 casualties
October 2006 106 casualties
November 2006 69 casualties
December 2006 112 casualties
January 2007 83 casualties


January 10, 2007
President Bush announces his plan to deploy about 21,000 additional troops to Iraq.

February 2007 80 casualties
March 2007 81 casualties
April 2007 104 casualties


April 26, 2007
The Senate approves a $124 billion Iraq war spending bill that would require the start of U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq by October, 2007. The bill is vetoed by President Bush.

May 2007 126 casualties
June 2007 101 casualties
July 2007 79 casualties
August 2007 84 casualties
September 2007 65 casualties
October 2007 39 casualties
November 2007 37 casualties
December 2007 23 casualties
January 2008 40 casualties
February 2008 29 casualties
March 2008 39 casualties
April 2008 52 casualties
May 2008 19 casualties
June 2008 29 casualties

 



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