Bush did have the support of Congress, the people, the Western world, and also many ME countries. And one other matter is being overlooked. The UN - Bush was going to the UN for a resolution to go into Iraq. It seems like it was twelve years and many resolutions - usually blocked by Russia (Iraq was Russia’s client state and supplied their military material and advisors. Eventually the UN did provide the resolution to invade and the coalition, led by the US did. I may be a little off, but this is a old man’s recollection which I believe to be correct.
one more thing about Post #6 - Bush was careful to get agreement from a host of entities as I pointed out in #6. I think some of that painstaking process was to keep from being labeled a “cowboy president.”
He sure did