Original sentence: Although the Bush administration justified its invasion with a charge that Iraq had stockpiled weapons of mass destruction, no such stockpile was found and the Bush administration later admitted having acted on flawed intelligence.As of September 2006 the Iraq war remains an ongoing and controversial event.On September 11 2001, the United States was attacked by terrorists who destroyed the World Trade Center towers with hijacked commercial airplanes.Soon after, the United States launched the controversial 2003 invasion of Iraq, with support from 30 governments, which Bush referred to as the 'Coalition of the Willing'
Edited sentence: Although the Bush administration justified its invasion with a charge that Iraq had stockpiled weapons of mass destruction, and claimed connections existed between Iraq and the terrorist organization Al Qaeda, no such major stockpile was found, and the administration later admitted having acted on flawed intelligence.As of September 2006, the Iraq war remains an ongoing and controversial event, and victory over the Taliban in Aghanistan continues to be elusive.On September 11, 2001, the United States was attacked by terrorists who destroyed the World Trade Center towers and part of the American defense headquarters, also called 'the pentagon', with hijacked commercial airplanes.Soon after, the United States launched the controversial 2003 invasion of Iraq.Working closely with the United Kingdom, the preemptive invasion took place with the minor support of 29 other governments, which were termed the 'Coalition of the Willing'