WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Bush named an Iraq Intelligence Commission, chaired by Charles Robb and Laurence Silberman, to investigate U.S. intelligence, specifically regarding the 2003 invasion of Iraq and Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction.

Detailed explanation-2: -In March 2003, U.S. forces invaded Iraq vowing to destroy Iraqi weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and end the dictatorial rule of Saddam Hussein. When WMD intelligence proved illusory and a violent insurgency arose, the war lost public support. Saddam was captured, tried, and hanged and democratic elections were held.

Detailed explanation-3: -Critics of the invasion claimed that it would lead collateral damage to deaths of thousands of Iraqi civilians and soldiers as well as Coalition soldiers, and that it would moreover damage peace and stability throughout the region and the world.

Detailed explanation-4: -The 1991 campaign used fledgling tactics and technologies that set the standard for post-cold war conventional warfare. The 2003 invasion of Iraq fielded a smaller but more sophisticated force, in a high intensity conflict against largely unconventional forces, and employed an advanced tactical doctrine.