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Born July 6, 1946

New Haven, Connecticut

President of the United States during the 2003 Iraq War

"The history, the logic, and the facts lead to one conclusion: Saddam Hussein's regime is a grave and gathering danger."

George W. Bush in a speech before the UN General Assembly.

George W. Bush served as president of the United States during the 2003 Iraq War. He is the son of former President George H. W. Bush (see entry), who led the United States during the 1991 Persian Gulf War. The younger Bush launched a second war against Iraq in March 2003 with the goal of removing Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein (see entry) from power. The younger Bush described Hussein as a brutal dictator who possessed weapons of mass destruction and could provide such weapons to international terrorist groups.

The war succeeded in liberating Iraq from Hussein's rule, but...