The decision was taken more than a month before the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Three years ago, just before the invasion of Iraq, it was about $900 billion.

Before the Iraqi invasion the country had over 1.5 million foreign workers.

These were joined by another 56 men, just before the invasion.

Some residents make it a practice to get out of town before the invasion.

Even before the invasion, he kept rough company, his brother said.

The annual trade fair was held there 18 times before the invasion.

They said it was her job to make sure that the president had been presented with the best possible information before the invasion.

But even before the invasion, many in the oil industry said that prices were likely to rise by 50 percent within five years.

A few days before the invasion, his wife and two children had left for a vacation in Europe.