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About
The presidential administration of George W. Bush, which developed the 2002 National Security Strategy and pursued a foreign policy influenced by neoconservative ideals after 9/11.
Key Relationships
Neoconservative movement
influenced
The Neoconservative movement provided senior advisors to the Bush administration, whose sense of moral superiority and vision for a democratized, Saddam-free Middle East guided the administration's foreign policy after 9/11, a response that was linked to neocon persuasion.
Iraq
targeted
The Bush administration implemented regime change in Iraq, focused on removing Saddam Hussein from power as a key policy objective to prevent potential WMD attacks.
Iraq
pressured
The Bush administration attempted to force the implementation of Western Democracy onto the region of Iraq.
George W. Bush
executive_at
As President, George W. Bush led the Bush administration in pursuing its post-9/11 foreign policy agenda, implementing a vision for the Middle East, and seeking to enshrine his political legacy.
Saddam Hussein
opposed
The Bush administration sought to remove Saddam Hussein and his regime from power using military force, aiming for a 'Saddam-free' Middle East as part of its post-9/11 vision.
The Vulcans
executive_at
Took the reins on the Bush administration’s foreign policy, fulfilling their vision for the Middle East.
Since 2001
Recent Events
2003 Iraq War
The invasion of Iraq in 2003, analyzed in the paper for its links to neoconservative ideology and implementation by the Bush administration.
3/20/2003