- Lt. Col. (res.) Dr. Raphael Ofek
- December 29, 2017
- Paper No. 701
The rationale for the 2003 Iraq War was the American intelligence communityโs assessment that the Saddam Hussein regime possessed chemical and biological weapons and was pursuing nuclear weapons. This assessment proved a colossal failure, as no trace of nonconventional weapons was ever found in Iraq. Though the overthrow of Saddamโs cruel totalitarian regime was nevertheless worthwhile, domestic pressure led the US to quickly withdraw its forces from Iraq โ resulting in many American casualties and preventing the establishment of a stable pro-Western regime.