Advocates of war with Iraq in 2002 stressed all of the following claims EXCEPT:
A) Saddam Hussein possessed biological and chemical weapons.
B) Saddam Hussein had connections to the September 11 attacks.
C) most Iraqis wanted to remove Saddam's regime.
D) oil was a vital American interest in the Persian Gulf region.
Answer: D
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