The 9/11 attacks and the war in Iraq sprang in no small part from massive intelligence failures, that much is well understood. How the CIA got to a point where it could fail so catastrophically is not.
intelligence reports indicated that Iraq was planning a major terrorist attack in the United States
The last US troops withdrew from Iraq on December 16, 2011.
The invasion kicked off in March of 2003.
The controversy mostly revolved around the question of whether or not the facts implicated in the Invasion of Iraq were accurate, e.g. whether or not Saddam Hussein was developing Weapons of Mass Destruction.
INSPECTIONS allowed the US to determine WHAT was in Iraq.
intelligence reports indicated that Iraq was planning a major terrorist attack in the United States
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The last US troops withdrew from Iraq on December 16, 2011.
The invasion kicked off in March of 2003.
The controversy mostly revolved around the question of whether or not the facts implicated in the Invasion of Iraq were accurate, e.g. whether or not Saddam Hussein was developing Weapons of Mass Destruction.
INSPECTIONS allowed the US to determine WHAT was in Iraq.
The United States removed Iraq's oppressive dictator.
The Iraq president of that time was Sollaam Kusseon. M
The United States eliminated Iraq's dictator but created resentment among many Muslims.
Operation Desert Storm
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saddam hussein was removed from power.