The Stated Purpose of the United States' Invasion of Iraq

Multiple Choice

The stated purpose of the United States' invasion of Iraq was that it presented a clear and present danger because the U.S. believed

A) Iraq harbored Usama bin Laden.
B) it would lose control of oil enterprises in Iraq.
C) it possessed weapons of mass destruction.
D) it could prevent Saddam Husain from uniting the Arab Emirates and blocking oil sales to the United States.
E) it would re-liberate Kuwait, which had fallen back into the hands of Shi'ite extremists.