>>>the answer is obvious, all one needs do is look at a map of the middle east to see why<<<
I see. So it had nothing to do with WMD or liberating the poor Iraqis after all. They just happened to live in a geographic spot Bush considered important for his political games. And as a byproduct, they may end up with a system that's better than the old one. If there's anyone left alive to appreciate it that is..