Bush Administration's Iraqi Policy

The war lasted 26 days, from the launching of the first missiles March 19, 2003, until mid-April 2003, when Iraqi political and religious leaders met with U.S. officials on forming an interim government. In January of 2003, The White House is downplaying published reports of an estimated $50 billion to $60 billion price tag for a war with Iraq, stating that it was impossible to estimate the cost. The war on terrorism is the backdrop to the Bush Administration's policy regarding Iraq. The Administration presented the proposition to the Congress and to the American people as a preventative war; a war against a nation that supported individuals involved in terrorist activities against the United States and its allies. The Administration argued persuasively that the United States had to address the costs and risks of action against Iraq against the potential cost of inaction. In the estimation of the Bush Administration, inaction presented unacceptable risks. The Congress agreed. It would seem that the American people were also convinced of the validity of this argument (Fineman, Lipper, Wolffe 18).

Prior to the invasion, the Administration also made a strong case that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction and that this rogue state would not hesitate to provide these weapons to terrorist if Iraq were given the assurance that these weapons would be used against the United States and its allies. In its policy statements in su

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policy or more precisely the expanded efforts needed to rebuild Iraq has affected the budget estimates. Consider that in 2002, the Bush Administration considered on estimate of the total cost of the effort to defeat Hussein and to rebuild Iraq of $200 billion as being highly inflated. At this point, the Administration would probably admit that $200 billion would be an optimistic estimate of the total cost that will have to be borne by the American taxpayers. 4. What reforms or revisions have been proposed and why are they controversial? The reforms and revisions to the budget and the Administration's policy have lost a significant amount of support among the American people. In the months since to official end of major ground combat, conditions have remained dangerous in Iraq for coalition ground and air forces. The Iraqis and their supporters are harassing the coalition with guerilla style attacks, reminiscent of the type of violence that the American people became so frustrated with during the Vietnam War. All of the Administration's decisions are scrutinized more carefully because popular support for this country's efforts in Iraq is weakening. In particular, the cost in terms of American lives lost on a daily basis
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