Timeline of The 2003 Invasion of Iraq - March 18, 2003

March 18, 2003

• Protests take place around the world. In Australia, a "NO WAR" slogan was painted on the Sydney Opera House by protesters.. This comes as Australia's Prime Minister John Howard announced he would commit troops to any American-led war against Iraq. A former Navy officer burned his uniform outside Australia's Parliament House. In Denmark, Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen had red paint hurled at him for his pro-US stance shortly before a press conference. In the United Kingdom, Tony Blair survives a rebellion within his own party to win parliamentary support of war actions in Iraq. 159 Labour MPs voted against the government.