Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
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Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the official U.S. code name for the 2003 invasion of Iraq and continuing operations in the Iraq War. "IRAQI FREEDOM" was an after-the-fact name used to convey a positive image; the actual code name for planning was Operation POLO STEP. [1]
Briefly, it had been called Operation Iraqi Liberation,[2] changed when it was realized the abbreviation would be OIL, which could have undesired connotations. [3]
Officially, it ended when the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, the last operational brigade in Iraq, left in August 2010. [4] Six other brigades actually remain, but they are called "advise and assist" units charged with training.
References
- ↑ Tommy, Franks (2004), American Soldier, Reganbooks p. 396
- ↑ Fleischer, Ari (March 24, 2003), White House Press Briefing
- ↑ George W. Bush (March 18, 2006), Fact Sheet: Operation Iraqi Freedom: Three Years Later, The White House
- ↑ Ernesto Londoño (19 August 2010), Washington Post