How Did George W. Bush Use US Intervention In Iraq

George W. Bush faced a tough decision after the attacks on September 11, 2001, whether to stand by after the attacks or to go try and get the individuals who were part of planning the attack. Going into Afghanistan and later Iraq played a large part in the foreign policy of the George W. Bush presidency. America was able to achieve success early on in Afghanistan as they were able to take over their government as they were able to topple the Taliban and put in place a democratic government. There was also early success in Iraq as in under three weeks Baghdad had fallen and Hussein was on the run. The American intervention in Iraq and Afghanistan helped firmly establish the United States as the global policemen of the 21st century. America was furious that an attack of the scale of 9/11 happened on their shores and the American government decided to take action. President Bush decided to invade Afghanistan, then he had British …show more content…
Bush decided to extend the War on Terrorism to Iraq. There was a significant concern in the American intelligence that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction which he might be able to use on either his people or upon another country. Initially, there were hopes that diplomacy could get Hussein to get rid of his weapons of mass destruction because of his thirst for power, however, that was unsuccessful and diplomatic pressure put on by the United States was unsuccessful and Hussein kept his weapons of mass destruction which made America have to consider heading into war. America felt the need that it had to put an end to Hussein’s weapons program so Bush decided to invade the nation to take out the whatever weapons that Hussein may have stockpiled. There was also a fear among American intelligence that Saddam Hussein might be working with Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden against the United States. The War on Terrorism moved to Iraq during 2003, which was in addition to the fighting going on in