We invaded Iraq because leadership believed. They believed Iraq = 9-11
I'd always been under the impression that the neo-cons wanted to invade Iraq even before the 2000 election, let alone 9-11 (the articles advocating it are probably still on the website of Project For The New American Century or whatever they called themselves).
I think the leadership believed they could get away with the Iraq war if they made the American public believe Iraq = 9-11 (and you know what, they were right
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Anyway, this is all off topic so I expect AdminJar will be along presently to tell us all off
Maybe you should start up a new thread since this is an interesting and important issue (the reality vs. belief thing rather than just the Iraq war component).
I wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then