Beslutet om invasion i Irak år 2003
Sammanfattning: Bush administration´s main arguments to justify the invasion of Iraq in 2003, raises many questions. The allegations that Iraq possessed illicit weapons of mass destruction (WMD) when the invasion took place has not been verified and forces have still not found any WMD in Iraq (today August 2009). In retrospect, it was recognized by the CIA that it had almost been completely wrong about intelligence on WMD. Other allegations, that Iraq had a partnership with al Qaeda before the invasion, also proved to be wrong. How come, that the Bush administration is reliable on these false, unjustified arguments? This study is about the decision making in the Bush administration before the invasion of Iraq, March 2003. By applying theses about groupthink, you test if this phenomenon occurred in the administration. It examines whether the conditions for groupthink was present and then clearly explaining different events and reactions that could be perceived as symptoms of groupthink. Finally, you clarify the symptoms of incorrect decision-making, which groupthink usually lead to. The analysis shows a positive result that groupthink occurred in the administration. September 11, 2001 included conditions for the phenomenon and symptoms of groupthink, such as closed-minded, overestimation of the group, and direct pressure on dissenters, which in turn led to a defective decisionmaking for the invasion.
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