So... what do they claim was the real reason for the Iraq war? The article doesn’t say. I guess the journalist writing it lost interest too.
The left was shrill about the Iraq War but went silent once Obama became President. Obama/Clinton/McCain p*ssed gasoline over the Mideast trying to overthrow every country succeeding in destroying Libya/killing Qaddafi and very close to overthrowing Syria. Iraq practically had to refight the Iraq War retaking once American held cities. He is the father of ISIS and lover of the Muslim brotherhood. His COLLUSION was involved in Egypt and Israel elections. The military Shock and Awe was actually a masterpiece of warfare its just that the holding military/political control after that was a failure for many complex reasons.
My guess: the second Gulf War was because Saddam made a serious attempt to assassinate W's daddy after the first Gulf War. Unlike the Democrat's Vietnam war, the Republicans resoundingly won both Gulf wars, and that's what makes leftists so mad. Saddam needed killing but it left a huge power vacuum that let Iran get out of control. In hindsight Trump was right.