Iraq War Flack Forgets When Iraq War Began in Tweet Defending Iraq War 18.10K Adam Weinstein 06/13/14 12:35PM Filed to: no facts no problem no facts no problem ari fleischer bush iraq neocons war Neocons' first move in their renewed offensive against the reality-based community: Get the year of the Iraq invasion wrong.Well played, ex-Bush press secretary! We all remember 2002 just like it was March 20, 2003. Which it was.