The Iraq War

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This paper explains that the war in Iraq has become embroiled in controversy about if the President misled the country in his justifications for the war. The author concludes that, while President did not lie completely about Saddam Hussein and Al-Qaeda, his statements were misleading and served his policy targets; he consistently encouraged such flawed beliefs and perceptions only to bolster support for his plans against Iraq. The paper concludes that the evidence relating to a nuclear weapons program clearly indicated that Saddam or Iraq were no immediate threats to national security, which brings into focus serious concerns about the president's leadership ethics.

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Saddam Hussein and Al-Qaeda
Nuclear Weapons

From the Paper:

"Soon after the September 11 tragedy, the media started linking it with Saddam Hussein. A Time/CNN poll revealed that 78 percent of respondents found Saddam responsible for attacks. Taking this as a clue, President Bush and his administration also tried to establish the link between Saddam Hussein and the terrorist attacks of 2001 to gain support for his plan to launch military attack against Iraq. In his address to the nation on October 7, 2002, President Bush said: "We know that Iraq and al Qaeda have had high-level contacts that go back a decade.... We've learned that Iraq has trained al Qaeda members in bomb-making and poisons and deadly gasses.""

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