They were not in Iraq... they were in Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia... they were not in Iraq. Time and again the Bush administration tried to find a connection to Iraq, but failed to... but heck who cares, the progaganda machine has so many like you convinced there was a connection... if Cheney and Bush say it enough, gosh, it must be true... NOT!
One reference to check to verify this fact is Against All Enemies by Richard Clarke.