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Why did the US government launch missiles into Sudan in the late 1990s?

A.
They thought Sudan was harboring ex-Soviets wanted for crimes in Afghanistan.
B.
They thought Osama bin Laden was there and wanted to assassinate him.
C.
They were retaliating for crimes committed by the Sudanese in Somalia.
D.
They thought there was a chemical weapons factory there.

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Answer:

D. They thought there was a chemical weapons factory there.

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User Stephen Boston
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Answer:

D. They thought there was a chemical weapons factory there.

Step-by-step explanation:

In 1998, the US government attacked a factory in Sudan because they believed that it was a chemical weapons factory that had ties with Osama Bin Laden. However, there was no evidence of this and it was a factory that produced medicines. According to this, the answer is that the US government launch missiles into Sudan in the late 1990s because they thought there was a chemical weapons factory there.

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