The role of Central Intelligence Agency as an instrument in the implementation of United States' operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 and the result of the foreign policy towards the relation between United States and Iraq

Edgina, Niken Natalia (2013) The role of Central Intelligence Agency as an instrument in the implementation of United States' operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 and the result of the foreign policy towards the relation between United States and Iraq. Bachelor thesis, Universitas Pelita Harapan.

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Abstract

The clash of United States’ national interest to have power in the Middle East area andthe difficulty for Saddam Hussein as the leader of Iraq to be controlled and Iraq had been a naughty country for the past decades made the United States wanted to topple down Hussein’s regime with any available justifications, such as the possession of Iraq’s weapon of mass destruction and accusation of Iraq in assisting Al-Qaeda that is against U.S. policy that is going on a war against terrorism. Concepts that are used in this thesis are the concept of Realism, National Interest, Foreign Policy Theory, Security and Defense, War on Terror, Strategic Interest and Intelligence. This study uses qualitative method with inductive approach. Primary data was obtained through correspondence with an expert in United States security. Secondary data were acquired from documentation, newspaper articles, journals, books that are used as references, and official website browsing. The result of the study indicates that the role of intelligence is very significant in the policy making process especially this particular policy about the authorization of use of force to Iraq, and the relation between United States and Iraq which has its ups and down for these last decades are expected to be calm and sound after the regime change.

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