The Iraq Invasion

Abstract

Arguably, the most controversial political decision in decades, the invasion of Iraq has ignited the criticism of both the American public and the international community. Much of this condemnation has focused on the justification and timing for taking such action. During the past two years, there has been much speculation regarding the United States administrations real motives for invading Iraq. The United States administrations original official case for the invasion of Iraq rested on three main issues: Iraqs weapons of mass destruction, links to international terrorists, and the threat of Saddams regime. The present day motives for the Iraq invasion rests on the premise of freedom and democracy, and helping the Iraqi people. The United States government repeatedly and persistently tells the American people that this is the major objective of this campaign.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 24, 2006
Accession Number
AD1117214

Entities

People

  • Gregory Hartl
  • Jeffrey M Wilson
  • Michael Bednarz
  • Michael Lamire
  • Richard Lacuesta

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Governments
  • Iraqi-War
  • Middle East
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies