On 19 March 2003 the US launched the invasion of Iraq under the codename lsquo Operation Iraqi...........

Indian Polity NCERT

On 19 March 2003, the US launched the invasion of Iraq under the codename ‘Operation Iraqi Freedom’. Consider the following statements and choose the correct one/s.

1. UN refused to give mandate to the invasion.

2. More than 40 other countries joined in the US-led ‘coalition of the willing’.

3. Through the fall of government of Saddam Hussein, US completely pacified Iraq.

4. The ostensible purpose of the invasion was to prevent Iraq from developing WMDs.

1,2 and 3 only

1,2 and 4 only

3 and 4 only

All the above

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Explanation:

• Although the government of Saddam Hussein fell swiftly, the US has not been able to ‘pacify’ Iraq. Instead, a full-fledged insurgency against US occupation was ignited in Iraq.