Following the tragic events of 9/11, President Bush argued for a ‘war on terror’, according to Tom Engelhardt, American officials were “against the idea of a Muslim enemy, as well as against al-Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan, Saddam Hussein in Iraq, and later Muammar Gaddafi in Libya.” (Engelhardt) While the terrorists responsible for the attack were not Iraqi (they were Saudi Arabian) Bush viewed Saddam Hussein as being a supporter of terrorist organizations in the region, particularly Al-Qaeda who was responsible for the 9/11 attacks. Bush also made the argument that Iraq was in possession of WMD (weapons of mass destruction) – despite this being proven wrong in subsequent years. According to Daniel Lieberfeld “The 2003 invasion of
