The article talks about decision-making in the midst of the crisis. The theme discussed is war in Iraq and United States engagement. The main argument is whether United States was supposed to intervene and with what measures. Many executives find themselves in similar situations. Leaders know that they have to act on news and move in the right direction in order to create a better and more secure positioning for their company. Similarly, this was an intention of US government in aftermath of 9/11.
The problem with Iraq war is that reputation of our country came at the line and that the country was put in jeopardy by cost of war. Intelligence community failed to deliver credible information to decision makers who again failed to analyze it and interpret it correctly. The intelligence community suffered from “group think”. The leaders or managers failed to adequately manage analysts and collectors of information. All analysis was focused on proving that Iraq had WMD. The government needed to find a party to be held accountable for the 9/11 and had to act fast under pressure of public and media. Many branches of US government failed at analyzing and proving existence of weapons of mass destruction. This was unfortunately proven after the intervention. I think US government has learned a great deal from this event.
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