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Byline: IBD'S WASHINGTON BUREAU
War will likely dominate 2003 in both the headlines and the history books.
The U.S. will face a host of other challenges -- reviving the economy, calming the markets, restoring trust in the corporate world and securing the homeland.
But the invasion and occupation of Iraq will begin a new era for the U.S. as a world power.
The weeks ahead will see events unfold. U.N. chief weapons inspector Hans Blix has until Jan. 27 to deliver a full report to the U.N.
In the meantime, the U.S. will build its public case against Iraq and shore up support among its allies.
"Iraq's noncompliance and defiance of the international community has brought it closer to the day when it has to face the consequences," Secretary of State Colin Powell said in rejecting Iraq's arms disclosure declaration to the U.N.