U.S. Intelligence Community Failure In Iraq (Weapons of Mass destruction used for invasion. But turned out to be untrue)
“ Unfortunately, the U.S. Intelligence Community does not always get it right. One of the best ways to learn and improve is from intelligence failures. Pick and analyze one. Examples include (but are not limited to) strategic threat assessments of the Chinese impact on the war in Korea, the war in Vietnam, the conflict in Somalia that led to a Blackhawk going down, the attacks of 9/11, the invasion of Iraq in 2003, and the ascendance of ISIS.
Describe and explain what the Intelligence Community got wrong and why. What adjustments were made from the lessons learned? When analyzing this major strategic intelligence failure, you may find this helpful:
note, this is not intended to be an assault on an Administration, this is an assessment of the IC. ”
Formatting Specifics:
1. Document Format.
a. MS Word document
b. One-inch (1″) margins (double-spaced)
c. Times New Roman Font
d. Twelve (12) pitch
e. 4-6 pages not including title page and reference page(s).
2. Citation Format: The Chicago Manual of Style. All assignments for the School of Security and Global Studies (papers, essays, exams, and discussions) must follow the Chicago citation method. An online copy of may be found at:
5 scholarly sources must be used.
