Neither one of Bush/s two wars had anything to do with American interests....its what the neo-cons wanted.
The political buzz was Bush met w/ the neos BEFORE the election..... and cut the deal to invade BEFORE the election....to get their votes.
The deal also included the neos catbird seat in the WH....in the Office of Special Ops setup by Bush especially for them.
I think it is a safe thing to say that there was some shady sh*t going on with that war.