On July 4th in U S Political History
Part XII
Part XII
On July 4th in 2002 American warplanes bombed an Iraqi air defense system after coming under attack from Iraqi anti-aircraft artillery.
On July 4th in 2003 President Bush visited Dayton, Ohio, to praise the work of U.S. troops and celebrate the 100th anniversary of flight in the hometown of the Wright brothers.
On July 4th in 2003 US forces raided a Turkish special forces office in northern Iraq and detained 11 soldiers on reports that Turks were plotting to kill the governor of the oil-rich city of Kirkuk.
On July 4th in 2004 Defending the war in Iraq, President Bush told a cheering crowd outside the West Virginia state capitol that America was safer because Saddam Hussein was in a prison cell.
On July 4th in 2004 In NYC a 20-ton slab of granite, inscribed to honor "the enduring spirit of freedom," was laid at the World Trade Center site as the cornerstone of the skyscraper that will replace the destroyed towers.
On July 4th in 2005 President Bush, during an Independence Day visit to Morgantown, W.Va., urged resolve in the war in Iraq and said that "the proper response is not retreat. It is courage."
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