This paper discusses the Central
Intelligence Agency's (CIA) involvement in Iraq before the 2003 invasion and how it contributed
to the war with Iraq. Specifically, it contains information on the CIA's initial studies on Iraq and includes a personal opinion regarding the CIA's influence on beginning the war. It explains how the CIA's reports on Iraq and their weapons of mass
destruction before the invasion of Iraq helped move the invasion forward and justify the war to the American people. It asks how the CIA's
intelligence went so wrong and whether there are still weapons of mass destruction hidden in Iraq.