Which one of the following statements related to the Iraq invasion by the US is incorrect?

(a) More than forty other countries were involved in this invasion.

(b) The UN had given consent to invade Iraq.

(c) The invasion was to prevent Iraq from developing weapons of mass destruction.

(d) The US lost over 3000 military personnel in this war.

(b) is incorrect.

Explanation:

(b) is incorrect. Kofi Annan, the Secretary-General of the UN at the time, had explicitly come out and stated that the attack had not been vetted by the organization.

(a) is correct. Since the UN refused to support the war, the USA created a ‘coalition of the willing’ to attack Iraq post 9/11.

(c) is correct. US intelligence had reported that Iraq was working on chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction. Hence, they posed a ‘potential threat’ to the US

(d) is correct. There was a heavy loss of life and property in the war and regime transition operations.