On Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:27:24 -0500, John H
wrote:

This is the argument I subscribe to regarding the Iraq war. It has nothing
to do with 9/11. It has everything to do with the fact that Saddam was
thumbing his nose at the UN and the world regarding compliance with the
resolutions agreed to after the first Gulf War. For some reason, this is
forgotten or not discussed anymore.

Interestingly enough, Saddam claimed in his post capture
interrogations that he needed to maintain the ruse about possessing
WMDs to keep Iran from invading. It has a certain ring of truth
about it.