Yes. Saddam had wmd, was supporting jihadist terrorists including al queda. What destabilized the ME was soetoro’s support of the Muslim Brotherhood run “Arab Spring” islamist revolutions that deposed strong allies, abandonment and surrender of Iraq and Afghanistan, overthrow of Kadaffi and direct funding, arming and support of isis and al queda in Syria.
In Washington overnight, the man tasked by the Bush Administration with finding Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction, Dr David Kay, was outlining why he thought there weren't any weapons ... So far, no weapons of mass destruction have been found in Iraq and Dr Kay now believes it's unlikely any stockpiles of such weapons existed in the lead-up to the war.
In the lead up to the invasion:
Saddam Hussein and the Iraqis were cooperating with U.N. inspections, and in February 2003 had provided Blix's team with the names of hundreds of scientists to interview, individuals Saddam claimed had been involved in the destruction of banned weapons. Had the inspections been allowed to continue, Blix said, there would likely be a very different situation in Iraq today....
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2004/03/18_blix.shtml
But then there were announcements that if we didn't invade Iraq immediately there would be a mushroom cloud, etc. ... As fate would have it, the risk of that nuclear attack is now much closer.