Step 1 : Introduction to the question "4. This word first appeared in 2002 but ranked at #18. Referring to large weaponry and munitions expected to be found in Iraq, what acronym was made popular at this time?"
...1. CDCs 2. AFIs 3. FCCs 4. WMDs WMDs refers to 'Weapons of Mass Destruction', weapons capable of wiping out populations and causing wide-scale catastrophe, whether in a specific isolated place or worldwide. While the United States Government sent troops to Iraq to locate these weapons, there is no evidence that said weapons were discovered at this time though media outlets all had different opinions on the matter. Iraq possessed materials to construct said weapons (declaring these in 2009), but nothing substantial was found by American troops. President Bush later admitted his regret in regards to the handling of intelligence from the Iraq War.
