Which of the Following Was NOT True of the U

question 64

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT true of the U. S. intervention in Iraq in 2003?

• A) There was a failure to unearth "weapons of mass destruction" cited as a partial justification for the war.
• B) Critics of the Iraqi intervention argued that U. S. interests in the region were just as unclear as they had been in Southeast Asia in the 1960s.
• C) The U. S. military failed to contain rebel insurgents even after taking control of Baghdad.
• D) The U. S. tried to interdict the Iranian nuclear program.
• E) President Bush proclaimed that the United States had removed a brutal dictator.

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