[Roger Darthwell]

20 years ago today marked the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the military operation to disarm Iraq, to free it's people and to defend the world from grave danger after the deadline for Saddam Hussein to leave Iraq expired, so here is some historical material from that day
A fragment of BBC News coverage of the first day of the war (relayed by BBC America)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoveEFrg6rI

CNN Iraq War bombing begins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpisiltxj-o

CNN Shock & Awe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQQoj8GdL_Y

Continued CNN coverage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmE1kdnUa2c

NBC News coverage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4Fpo-9Qocc

Continued NBC News coverage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpK2lB1nVGE&t=2s

ABC News coverage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOKSlw-lYss

Continued ABC News coverage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgQ0TaqoXLo

CBS News coverage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrcT7X5zVA0

Continued CBS News coverage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-MSQnUCl4g

Fragment of FOX News coverage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x_EVQWIvWo

Fragment of MSNBC News coverage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGOxrzR52mQ