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US public's support of Iraq war sliding faster now
Four years after the US invasion, Americans who now regret the war outnumber supporters by 14 percentage points.
from the March 20, 2007 edition
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Events in Iraq and sentiment in America
2003
March 20: War begins with airstrikes on Baghdad.
April 9: US forces capture Baghdad and topple the statue of Saddam Hussein.
April 16: 74.1 percent of Americans say invading Iraq was the right decision.
May 1: From the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln, President Bush announces an end to "major combat operations" in Iraq.
Aug. 19: At least 24 killed in a suicide bombing at the UN headquarters in Iraq.
Sept. 22: 63.1 percent of Americans say the war was the right decision.
Dec. 14: Announcement of Hussein's capture.
2004
March 8: The Iraqi Governing Council signs an interim constitution.
April 4: US forces launch a first assault to capture Fallujah.
April 30: Images of the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse are released.
May 8: Contractor Nicholas Berg is beheaded on videotape.
June 28: The US transfers sovereignty to an interim Iraqi government.
Aug. 10: 53.6 percent of Americans say the war was the right decision.
Sept. 7: American death toll in Iraq reaches 1,000.
Oct. 7: Iraq Survey Group releases the Duelfer Report, which says investigators found no evidence of stockpiled weapons of mass destruction at the time of the invasion.
Nov. 9: US and Iraqi forces begin the second battle for control of Fallujah.
2005
Jan. 30: Elections held throughout Iraq. Turnout is higher than expected.
Feb. 21: 47.3 percent of Americans say the war was the right decision.
March 31: The elected Iraqi National Assembly meets for the first time.
Aug. 31: 956 killed and 465 hurt in a stampede on a bridge in Baghdad during a religious ceremony after rumors of a suicide bomber cause panic among the crowds.
Oct. 10: A majority of Americans – 50 percent – now say the war was the wrong decision.
Oct. 25: Referendum on Iraq's new constitution passes.
Oct. 26: American death toll reaches 2,000.
Dec. 15: Iraqis vote to elect a new parliament.
2006
Feb. 22: Bombing damages the Golden Dome mosque in Samarra, one of Shiite Islam's holiest shrines.
June 8: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq, is killed.
Nov. 4: 48.1 percent of Americans say the war was the wrong decision; 45 percent say it was the right one.
Dec. 6: Iraq Study Group releases its re port.
Dec. 30: Hussein is executed.
Dec. 31: American death toll reaches 3,000.
2007
Jan. 10: Bush outlines his plan for a troop buildup to improve security.
Sources: American Enterprise Institute, Pew Research Center
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