Question

The stated purposes of the war in Iraq that began in 2003 involve all of the following except

Answer 1

Regardless of political opinions, the current war in Iraq has nothing to do with restoring self-rule to Kuwait.

The answer is restoring Self-rule to Kuwait

Answer 2

I don't know what your options were, but here are some stated purposes of war (stated formally or informally):

-removal of Saddam Hussein from the power
-being able to check for any existing biological, chemical or nuclear weapons that Hussein might have
-introducing democracy to Iraq: