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        March 20, 2008

(CNN Student News) -- March 20, 2008 Quick Guide Five Years in Iraq - Hear President Bush's remarks on the five-year anniversary of the Iraq war. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: I'm Carl Azuz, and this is CNN Student News, your commercial-free source for news for the classroom. Thanks so much for spending part of your Thursday with us. If you were watching the news five years ago, this was what you heard and saw: U.S. PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH: My fellow citizens, at this hour, American and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq, to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger. AZUZ: It was called "shock and awe," heavy bombing by U.S.-led forces on the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. It signaled the start of the war in Iraq. And the anniversary of that conflict is what we're putting first up in today's show. First Up: Five Years in Iraq AZUZ: Five years after he announced the start of the war, President Bush addressed some of its critics. Now, this is probably one of the biggest news stories of your lifetime, and it's raised a lot of heated discussion between people who oppose and support the conflict. President Bush says he understands the debate, but he believes it's important for the U.S. to continue its work in the Gulf nation. Sandra Endo has more on the anniversary. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) SANDRA ENDO, CNN REPORTER: Five years ago today, the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq began. President Bush maintains it's a war America can and must win. BUSH: Over the past five years, we have seen moments of triumph and moments of tragedy. ENDO: Speaking from the Pentagon Wednesday, the president says the war effort is worth the cost. And Mr. Bush had this to say about anti-war protestors who took part in demonstrations across the nation: BUSH: War critics can no longer credibly argue that we are losing in Iraq, so now they argue the war costs too much. ENDO: The cost in money: roughly $500 billion. The cost in lives: nearly 4,000 Americans troops dead. A new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll shows 66 percent of Americans oppose the war and 71 percent think war spending is hurting the U.S. economy. But President Bush remains determined to keep troops in Iraq until the fight is finished. BUSH: The challenge in the period ahead is to consolidate the gains we have made and seal the extremists' defeat. ENDO: The president says the troop surge implemented last year was a turning point, and he pointed to what he sees as successes in Iraq: the toppling of Saddam Hussein and millions of Iraqis voting in the nation's first election. Congressional hearings are scheduled for next month on the war in Iraq. They could determine if and when more troops will be heading home. In Washington, Sandra Endo, for CNN Student News. (END VIDEO CLIP) Blog Promo AZUZ: Opinions on the war in Iraq vary. You just heard about a poll in which a majority of Americans say they're opposed to the war, and many of them showed up in cities across the country yesterday to demonstrate their displeasure. But plenty of folks support the war in Iraq as well, like this group that showed its support by marching in the nation's capital on St. Patrick's Day. But what do you think? We'd like to know. Tell us your opinion of the war in Iraq online on our blog. We'll take a sampling and may even read a few of them on Friday's show. You can find the blog at our home page, CNNStudentNews.com.

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