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Why did General Colin Powell and Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney advise President George H.W. Bush against invading Iraq and toppling Saddam Hussein in 1991?


A) They did not think it was possible.
B) They feared he was too popular in the Arab world.
C) They feared that a prolonged occupation would be deadly for American troops.
D) They worried that this might bring down the regime of Sha Reza Pahlavi in Iran, which was friendly to the U.S.

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