Why The US Invaded Iraq In 2003?

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In 2003 the United States and Britain believed that Saddam had WMDs
The United States and Britain invaded Iraq without the United Nations support
The United States in 2003 invaded Iraq and captured Saddam
Many Iraqi Civilians were content for the end of Saddam's regime but were unhappy about foreign occupation

The main reason why the US invaded Iraq in 2003 was because the bush administration had said that Iraq had Weapons of mass destruction(WMDs)
WMD is defined as a chemical, biological or radioactive weapon which can cause death of millions of individuals and destruction

Saddam Hussein would use the WMDs to threaten the United States

Iraq had direct contact with Al Qaeda- A terrorist organization responsible for 9/11 attacks 2003 Us

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