"Terrorists"?

Hey - I got a question - were there "terrorists" in Iraq blowing up the place before "Shock and Awe"? I don't remember, but I don't know if I heard anything about that before we invaded.

I just heard Bushy-boy say that the American troops need to stay in Iraq until the Iraqis learn how to defeat the "terrorists" (I'm assuming he means "insurgents"), or some such nonsense like that.

Someone enlighten me, please...