Why did united states invade iraq in 2003?

choose all answers that are correct.

(a)the bush administration believed that a democratic and stable iraq was vital to the american foreign policy interests.

(b) intelligent reports concluded without doubt that saddam hussein had acquired weapons of mass destruction.

(c) some u. s officials believe that saddam hussein seeking to make or acquire weapons of mass destruction.

(d) iraq was known to be an ally and supporter of osama bin laden and al-qaeda.

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness.which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree.the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.