Graduation Year
Fall 2010
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Government
Reader 1
Joseph Bessette
Abstract
My thesis looks into the events leading up to the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq. In particular I investigate the intelligence regarding the presence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and how that intelligence was interpreted by the Bush administration. Furthermore, I look at how the case for war was presented by the Bush administration to the rest of the world and whether or not the administration’s reasoning was justified. In conclusion I assess the underlying motive for the war in Iraq and whether or not it was in the best interest of the United States of America.
Recommended Citation
Spiller, David C., "The Case of Weapons of Mass Destruction at the Outset of the Iraq War" (2010). CMC Senior Theses. 54.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/54
