Why Did the Bush Administration Launch a Military Surge in 2007

question 2

Multiple Choice

Why did the Bush administration launch a military surge in 2007 in Iraq?

• A) To hunt down the remaining members of the Sunni regime
• B) To locate bin Laden and bring him to justice
• C) To topple Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq
• D) To defeat an increasingly violent insurgency that was destabilizing Iraq
• E) To overthrow an Iraqi government that was not cooperating with American plans

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