Iraqi Ambassador Abdul Kareem Kaab (Photo: Jana Chytilova)
U.S. soldiers fire mortars during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The protracted war resulted in the arrest of Saddam Hussein, who was eventually sentenced to death by hanging. (Photo: U.S. Army)
U.S. Marines prepare to enter one of Saddam Hussein’s palaces in Bagdad during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. Ambassador Kaab says this invasion brought a fragile democracy to Iraq. (Photo: U.S. Army)