Moving into Iraq to Remove Weapons of Mass Destruction

Iraq and Weapons of Mass Destruction

Most of the reason that Bush sent us into Iraq in the first place was to eliminate the threat of any weapons of  mass destruction to America or the rest of the world.  We wanted to make sure that Iraq was not holding any weapons of mass destruction since we had some possible evidence that they did:  "...he identified Iraqi use of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) against allied forces as an action that would lead the U.S. to seek the removal of Saddam Hussein from power."  The United States had the approval of the United Nations to investigate for possible weapons of mass destruction after the possible identification of these in Iraq.

Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction Programs

The United Nations had administered an investigation about possible weapons of mass destruction, leading the United States into Iraq to search for these weapons.  Along with this, the United Nations set restrictions to Iraq with chemical and biological weapon making:  "Since inspections ended in 1998, Iraq has maintained its chemical weapons effort, energized its missile program, and invested more heavily in biological weapons."  This suspicion of weapons of mass destruction is what initially lead the United States into Iraq; to protect ourselves and the rest of the world from these mass weapons.