Following the U

Following the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, Libya's choice to abandon its efforts to acquire nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons in order to hedge against potential aggression from the United States is an example of

A) defensive realists' argument that states should balance against aggressors.
B) defensive realists' argument that defense postures can limit the levels of mistrust among states.
C) offensive realists' argument that smaller states are likely to form a balancing coalition against an aggressor.
D) offensive realists' argument that states should follow policies of restraint.
E) offensive realists' argument that periodically fighting a war can intimidate potential rivals into bandwagoning with it.