Which of the Following Is a State-Level Explanation of the 2003

question 45

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a state-level explanation of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq?

• A) George W. Bush had sought to remove Saddam Hussein from office since the late 1990s.
• B) There was a shifting balance of power in the Middle East.
• C) It is in the U.S. national interest to build a progressive Arab regime in the Middle East.
• D) President Bush had advisers favoring war.
• E) The U.S. invasion was a manifestation of the unique capability of a unipolar international system to respond to perceived threats to the stability of the system.

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