What reason did the United States provide for the invasion of Iraq in 2003

Americans were told by President Bush and his administration that the U.S. was going to war with Iraq because of the imminent threat of Saddam's weapons of mass destruction and ties to terrorism.

Explanation:

So during 2003, Iraq was led by a dictator named Saddam Hussein and this dictator often committed human right violations against his people and he was an open supporter of terrorism. During this time, the US was waging war against terrorism and supporters or sympathizers of it and since the US saw that this guy helps terrorists they came in and blew a whole lot of stuff up.

Explanation:

I know some things about history

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the main objectives of the progressive movement were eliminating problems caused by industrialization, urbanization, immigration, and political corruption.