TOK - Knowledge Issues - weapons of mass destruction 'scare' regarding invasion of Iraq

No weapons of mass destruction were found after the invasion. Saddam Hussein was a brutal dictator and it was good that he was removed from power. However, only time will tell if one monster will be replaced by another one. Also the scare tactics used by the Bush administration to mobilise public opinion behind the invasion, the idea that Saddam had chemical weapons and was in league with Al Qaeda was shown to be false. No weapons were found. This led to an even greater distrust of politicians generally and a final sad outcome is the massive number of murders in Iraq in strife between Sunni and Shia groups. The West removed Saddam but has not been able to ensure a stable government to replace him. Even today murders continue in that sad country.