Timeline

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    March 15, 2006 Congress forms the Iraq Study Group, a bipartisan, 10-person panel tasked with assessing the Iraq war and recommending policy initiatives

    March 31, 2006 New York Times: "Ground Zero Still in Limbo as Talks Fail"

    April 13, 2006 Calling his handling of the war in Iraq an "absolute failure," six retired military generals and admirals call for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's resignation. Seven months later, Rumsfeld resigns; Robert Gates is appointed in his place

    April 28, 2006 United 93, the first Hollywood movie to draw its narrative directly from the 9/11 attacks, opens

    June 7, 2006 U.S. troops north of Baghdad assassinate al-Qaeda's leader in Iraq, Abu Mousab al-Zarqawi. TIME puts a red X over the face of al-Zarqawi on the cover

    Sept. 11, 2006 On the fifth anniversary of the attacks, Bush sends a message to bin Laden: "We will find you, and we will bring you to justice."

    Nov. 6, 2006 Saddam is found guilty by an Iraqi court of crimes against humanity and is sentenced to death by hanging

    Nov. 19, 2006 New York Daily News: "A Towering Start: Huge Concrete Foundation Poured for WTC Building"

    Dec. 6, 2006 The Iraq Study Group releases its report. It concludes that "stability in Iraq remains elusive and the situation is deteriorating ... Time is running out"

    Dec. 30, 2006 Saddam is executed by hanging at Camp Justice in Iraq

    Jan. 10, 2007 In a prime-time address, Bush announces "the new way forward in Iraq," which includes a surge of some 20,000 additional troops

    May 9, 2007 Six Islamist extremists are arrested by the FBI for allegedly plotting to attack the Fort Dix military base in New Jersey

    June 2, 2007 Three people are arrested in connection with a foiled terrorist attack at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City

    July 1, 2008 Officials announce that the 9/11 memorial will not be open to the public in time for the 10th anniversary

    Sept. 2, 2008 Workers erect the first steel column at the 9/11-memorial site

    Sept. 11, 2008 The Pentagon memorial opens to the public; it features a 2-acre (0.8 hectare) park with 184 benches, one for each victim of the attack on the building

    Oct. 2, 2008 The Port Authority releases a report that says the reconstruction of Ground Zero will take up to two years longer than projected and will cost an additional $1.5 billion. New York Post: "WTC Timeline Drags into '13"

    Nov. 4, 2008 Barack Obama is elected President, defeating John McCain with 52.9% of the vote

    Nov. 26, 2008 Pakistani-based Islamist militants carry out more than 10 coordinated shooting and bombing attacks across Mumbai. Over the course of four days, 164 people are killed and at least 308 are wounded

    Jan. 22, 2009 Obama issues an Executive Order to close the prison at Guantánamo Bay in one year. To date, 171 prisoners remain at Guantánamo

    June 4, 2009 In a major foreign policy speech at Cairo University, Obama vows "to seek a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world"

    Oct. 13, 2009 New York Times: "General Puts U.S. Troops in Iraq at 120,000 by End of October"

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