How did the Bush administration present the outcome of an invasion of Iraq differ from the actual outcome of the invasion?
A. The Bush administration prepared the American people for a long haul in Iraq, but the invasion came to a swiftly successful end.
B. The Bush administration gave the impression that the invasion in Iraq would be swiftly successful, but the invasion quickly turned into an occupation.
C. The Bush administration expected it to be simple to transform Iraq into a stable Democratic nation-state, and this indeed, turned out to be the case.
D. The Bush administration expected it to be difficult to transform Iraq into a stable Democratic nation-state and was surprised by how simple the task actually proved to be.
Answer: B
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