Which statement best explains why the Iraq War was unpopular and generated significant opposition by politicians and the American public?
A. Americans were generally opposed to retaliation following the
September 11 terrorist attacks.
B. Saddam Hussein had been a U. S. ally in the war between Iraq and
Iran in the 1990s.
C. Military leaders worried that attacking Iraq would upset Taliban
leaders in Afghanistan.
D. The claim that Iraq was developing weapons of mass destruction
proved to be untrue.