Violent propaganda

Repeatedly over years since WTC attack, American "intelligence" was duped. Isn't it quite possible that your President, whom many of Americans call 'idiot', and his many advisors was also duped by some clever Arabs who saw advantage by removing Saddam by creating a convincing case of weapons of mass destruction?Or, isn't is quite possible that the use of oil revenue by Saddam and friendly European traders to fund military power in Iraq and other countries was an eventual threat to Israel and of bringing USA into a war that would bring massive causualites of life and business to Americans?Of course the reasons for war are power and money. In sports there is the saying "the best offense is a good defense". That is true in power as well.

Saddam was thumbing his nose at America.
Osama hit the nose and then was thumbing his nose at America.
This was bringing a increasing support to stand-up against America.
This affects your pride, commerce as well as eventual safety.
So what are you going to do?
If the child disobeys the parent, does the parent maintain control or let the child do as it pleases?
America likes to be in control. What country would not? Power brings great benefits to its people. It does not take a war to reap benefits.