Military Intelligence in Iraq

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In this article the writer points out that there is little doubt that military intelligence has played a huge role in the Iraq War. The writer discusses how information from military intelligence caused America to invade Iraq in the first place. Further, the writer notes that the American government led by President Bush tried to show the link between the Iraqi regime to Al Qaeda.

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"There can be little question that military intelligence has played a huge role in the Iraq war. For one thing, it was military intelligence suggesting that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction which (presumably) led America to invade that country in the first place. Moreover, the Bush government endeavored (with the events of September 11, 2001 still fresh in the minds of millions of Americans) to connect Hussein's Iraqi regime to Al Qaeda's terrorist network. As a result, military intelligence created the justification needed for American law-makers to authorize placing US troops in harm's way while simultaneously ear-marking tens of billions of dollars for the war and the concomitant reconstruction effort."

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