A 2014 high-school essay question, World History. Garron will be a sophomore. It'll have to be advanced placement, because I can't write it. And I quit high school a long time ago. Maybe Garron will be able to.

Explain the rationale for the 2003 United States' invasion of Iraq. Outline the primary motivators, taking into account the 9/11 terrorist attacks, former U.S. support for Saddam Hussein, and the negative findings by weapons inspectors from both the United Nations and the United States.

• Why did the Coalition still invade in spite of the repeated inspection findings and absence of U.N. support?
• Why did the invasion happen in spite of the protests of many military commanders?
• Why did the U.S. fail to predict the protracted result given the history and cultural complexity of Iraq and surrounding regions?
• Why was conservative support for the war widespread, in spite of traditional conservatism's objection to nation building? Explain neoconservatism.