Beginning Dec. 16, U.S. and British forces launch a bombing campaign called Operation Desert Fox to destroy Iraq's weapons program. . 1999 - On Feb. 19, the spiritual leader of the Shiites, Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Sadeq al-Sadr, is assassinated, renewing unrest in southern Iraq. . 2000 - Repeated Iraqi..…

AMERICA AT WAR - A GUIDE - THE PEOPLE, PLACES AND ISSUES BEHIND THE CONFLICT WITH IRAQ - WHO . . ... GEORGE W. BUSH . President . Agenda: Score a major hit in his war on terrorism, remove Saddam from power . . . . . ..…