When did the war start The lead says it started 20 March 2003 but later in the article it says At 9 34 PM EST 5 34 AM Baghdad time on March 19 2003 the Iraq Invasion began with a citation of the GlobalSecurity website the actual webpage is here Then later in the same section it goes back to In the invasion phase of the war March 20 April 30 Which one goes and which one stays Is there a reason to doubt the GlobalSecurity site I m hearing a lot about today being the anniversary of the invasion and then I check here and it says the 20th what should we do