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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Military Intervention in the Middle East

Question 19 • 11011de2 CONNECTED Fall 2026 NM-US History and Geography S2

Why did President Bush list Iraq among the countries in the “axis of evil”?

Answer
A
He believed Iraq had directly ordered the 9/11 attacks on the United States.
B
He believed Iraq had helped Osama bin Laden organize the terrorist group al-Qaeda.
C
He believed Iraq had WMDs that Hussein might give to terrorists.

Explanation

President George W. Bush included Iraq in the “axis of evil” because his administration argued that Saddam Hussein’s government possessed weapons of mass destruction and might supply them to terrorists. The claim was not that Iraq had ordered the September 11 attacks or helped al-Qaeda organize them, so choice C is correct.

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