Introduction -- Comparative counterfactual analysis and the 2003 Iraq War -- Leadership, political context(s) and the Iraq War -- Democratic national security advisers -- Domestic and congressional politics -- American intelligence failures and miscalculations -- Societal pressures and public opinion -- International politics, global WMD consensus and UN power balancing -- Hussein's mistakes, miscalculations and misperceptions -- Summary and implications -- Conclusion.
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