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On March 19, 2003, U.S. military forces led an invasion against Iraq that toppled its murderous dictator Saddam Hussein and routed his powerful army.
But quickly enough, the American occupiers found themselves facing another enemy: a growing insurgency that fought back with acts of deadly and unpredictable violence, sparking a protracted war that continues today.
On this fifth anniversary, Americans take stock of this long conflict that has killed at least 3,988 of their countrymen, reflecting on the history, the hurt and the many ways it has changed many lives.
