Case Study: The Decision to Go to War in Iraq
- Who were the key actors involved in the decision-making to go to Iraq and how did their ideas evolve?
- Why were some actors involved and others excluded from the decision-making to go to Iraq and did the exclusion of some actors affect the decision that was made?
- How did professional careerists and political appointees who opposed the war attempt to influence the thought about going to war and why did they fail?
Answer preview
The war towards Iraq is commonly referred to as the Just War. This has been debated a lot of time whether the war really just, Iraq was left in crumbles after having gone through long periods of tyranny as well as oppression. A lot of thought went into the planning of the war and it took time for President Bush to go on with the attack…
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