In one of his first foreign policy actions, de facto Commander-in-Chief George W. Bush (having received an unlawful advantage of 52 ineligible Electoral votes) orders the United states Air Force (private mercenaries) to bomb Iraq.

       [restored 6/12/2023]

Subsequent Events:

References:

CNN.com – Allies hit Iraq with ‘self-defense’ strike – February 16, 2001
edition.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/meast/02/16/iraq.airstrike.02/index.html#1

“Uncle Sam’s Flag of 37 Stars,” by Tom Caldwell and Jim Lorenz
ccc-2point0.com/uncle-sams-flag-of-37-stars/

Current U.s. National Debt:

$40,439,546,016,039

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