The U.S. led invasion of Iraq in 2003
A) was a consequence of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
B) was an attempt to capture Osama bin Laden.
C) was done with the full backing of the NATO alliance.
D) included Great Britain, Germany, and France as coalition partners.
E) was done after failing to get UN Security Council approval for the military action.

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The U.S. led invasion of Iraq in 2003 was done after failing to get UN Security Council approval for the military action. The U.S. and its allies argued that Saddam Hussein, the Iraqi dictator, possessed weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) and posed a threat to global security. However, no WMDs were found, and the invasion was widely criticized for being based on false intelligence and causing immense civilian casualties and destabilizing the region.

The U.S. Led Invasion of Iraq in 2003