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U.S. ground forces began an "intense artillery barrage" against Iraqi troops near the Kuwaiti border around 8 p.m. local time (noon EST) on Thursday and, nearly an hour later, launched an invasion into Iraq, news reports from the region said.

Margaret Warner holds a discussion on the strike at the Iraqi leadership with retired Colonel John Warden, retired Colonel W. Patrick Lang, retired Air Force Colonel Samuel Gardiner, and Adeed Dawisha, a professor of political science at Miami University in…