As an ancillary goal of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the American military decided to democratize the ancient nation, once Saddam Hussein was removed from the seat of power. US and Allied tacticians knew that a massive power vacuum would ensue, once the dictator was deposed, and so a new government was eventually instituted, freeing the Iraqi people from tyranny. ... On the pretense of eradicating Hussein's purported weapons of mass destruction, our military invaded Iraq, destroyed its military, and killed tens of thousands of civilians in the process (Ibrahim, 2011). ... In retrospect, the...

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