Bush 43 and the decision for war: HSC Modern History Conflict in the Gulf

A focused answer to the HSC Modern History Conflict in the Gulf dot point on President George W. Bush and the road to the 2003 Iraq war. The Vulcans (Cheney, Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz, Rice), the WMD case, UN Resolution 1441 of November 2002, Powell's UN Security Council address of 5 February 2003, the failure to win a second resolution, and the 17 March 2003 ultimatum that launched the invasion.