and in the very spot where suicide bombers once bloodied baghdad streets, shopping and commerce has returned. but just today, a reminder that the violence is never far. 65 dead and more than 200 wounded in to a series of attacks. for iraqis, war still wages on a decade later. >> our thanks to bob woodruff. that's our program for tonight. we hope you check in for "good morning america" to find out about a story they're working on featuring cbs and why they're asking employees how much they weigh. as always, we're online at abcnews.com. see you here tomorrow night. have a good one.

was welcome back a group linked to al qaeda says they are behind the so-called bloody tuesday attacks in baghdad when sixty five people died in a series of blasts across the city the day which marked the tenth anniversary of the u.s. invasion became the deadliest in iraq so far this year a decade after a western coalition stepped in to bring freedom and democracy stability is still eluding the nation as artie's unity catherine of explains from iraq. almost everyone that we've met here in iraq is deeply scarred and traumatized by war in one way or another whether was lost as under the saddam era or the massive violence and bloodshed that's been unleashed by the u.s. war and subsequent occupation not to mention the sectarian and ethnic lines that that war has opened blood shed is unfortunately the new norm for most of the parts of iraq here where we're standing right now is actually the semi autonomous region of iraqi kurdistan is probably the only area on the wrong that has seen life improved since the war in large part due to profits from the oil that's been found in this region but less than an

bombings, most of them in and around baghdad leaving 6 of 5 people dead and -- 65 people dead and 200 wounded. terrorists, insurgents whatever you call them. they sent a bloodyiversary message because today marks a decade since the u.s. -led invasion began in iraq. ten years ago tonight at 10:16:00 p.m. eastern, president bush addressed the nation from the oval office. >> my fellow citizens. at this hour, american coalition forces are in the early stage of military operations to disarm iraq, free its people and defend the world from great danger. >> bret: since that time, 1.5 million american troops served inside iraq. nearly 4 ,500 were killed there. more than 32,000 american troops were wounded in iraq. more than 100 iraqis died in the fighting. more than a year after american troops left iraq is still bloody battlefield. today, as we said, series of apparently coordinated bombings. death toll is 65. could still rise. david is an international lawyer with the d.c. firm patton boggs and used to be head of the rule of law for the state department inside baghdad. he returned there this week to work on investment project and really spent the day trying to stay

brarts as conquer -- lib brarts as conquerors, particularly in baghdad, do you think the american people are prepared for a long, costly and bloodyerican cash shuttist? >> i don't think it's likely to unford that way, tim, because rill do believe we will be greeted as lib rarity. i have talked with a lot of iraqis in the last several months myself, had them to the white house, the president and very met with them, various groups and individuals, people who have devoted their lives from the outside to try to change the thing also inside iraq. >> the very next day, prime time address from the white house, president george w. bush issued that 48-hour deadline for saddam hussein and his sons to leave iraq. two days later, the war started. shock and awe ensued. operation iraqi freedom informs full effect. by the time the last american soldier left iraq in december of 2011, more than 200,000 people had died, plus a report out this week estimates that the war in iraq cost the united states roughly $2 trillion. a cost that could rise to more than $6 trillion over the next four decades, counting interest. tomorrow, right here on this prog