On March 19, 2003, Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein did not step down from power, two hours after the 9:30 p.m. ET deadline. He held firm and U.S., British and Australian forces began air strikes.
According to Council on Foreign Relations: "Operation Iraqi Freedom begins, with U.S. and coalition forces striking a target in Baghdad where, intelligence reports indicated, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and his top deputies had gathered in underground bunkers. President George Bush addresses the nation and says the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq have begun."
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