It started on March 18, 2003.
Technically, because Congress never approved of it, Iraq is labeled an Invasion.
Oil production in Iraq dropped
Oil production in Iraq dropped
2004
The Iraq War.
The last US troops withdrew from Iraq on December 16, 2011.
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It was for control.
No, there is not an invasion. Turkey is just trying to catch PKK terrorists in Hakkari.
This question strikes me as somewhat misinformed. Since it was Saddam Hussein's country which was invaded, I don't think he had a purpose in the invasion. The invasion was undertaken by American forces against Iraq, and Saddam fled.
The United Nations had not authorized an invasion of Iraq. Bush worried that invading Iraq would lead to an extended occupation Bush thought the invasion would lead to a quagmire
It was the George Bush invasion of Iraq.