Anyone ! why did the united states go to war against iraq in 2003? iraq was threatening afghanistan with nuclear weapons the united nations believed iraq was about to invade kuwait a second time. iraqi troops launched an attack on saudi arabia, a close ally of the united states. the united states government saw the iraqi leader, saddam hussein, as a threat to peace and united states interests in the region.

How did european exploration and expansion cause the african slave trade to expand? a. european explorers discovered the slave trade and expanded it across the indian ocean into south asia. b. arab armies captured european explorers and forced them into slavery. c. european traders shipped enslaved africans to work on plantations in european colonies in the americas. d.european explorers captured african people and forced them to work on their ships.