Iraq War Is One of Term Paper

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... Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final proof, the smoking gun that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud

Thus we conclude that President did indeed mislead the public even though the evidence clearly indicated that Saddam or Iraq were no immediate threats to national security. This is a matter of serious concern because if the head of the state deliberately tries to mislead the public, it speaks volumes about the president's leadership ethics. If we cannot trust our leaders, who should we turn to in times of genuine crisis? Weren't the president and his administration under a moral and legal obligation to tell us the truth? These are some questions that bother us today as we look back at the events preceding and following the Iraq war.

Reference

Dana Milbank and Claudia Deane, "Hussein Link to 9/11 Lingers in Many Minds," Washington Post, September 6, 2003, p. 1.


Judis, John B., and Spencer Ackerman. 2003. The selling of the Iraq war. The New Republic, June 30.

Milbank and Deane.

Quoted in Milbank and Deane.

The President's speech printed in the New York Times, September 8, 2003, p. A10.

Walter Pincus, "Report Casts Doubt on Iraq -Al Qaeda….....

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