Sure and the terrorist camps destroyed and tons of weaponry including suicide vests could have never been used against Americans, could they?
Terrorist ties were the most important reason to destroy Saddam. Removing him has undercut our enemies across the globe. He sponsored/assisted at least three terrorist attacks within this country. No more
Information agreed to across the globe clearly showed weapons programs and the existence of weapons. If he had nothing to hide, why did he work so hard at impeding the inspectors? Why didn't he just show the world that he had destroyed everything? A world willing to suspend disbelief in order to humiliate Bush? There is only one rational answer to that question.
Sure, there is only one rational answer. But Sadaam wasn't rational, and you shouldn't ascribe rationality to him. It might even be another answer: he was tired of being told what to do. Bullies and bad boys are like that, just as a lot of good people are.
The fact remains that the Al Quaeda connection appears and appeared before the war to be B.S. It couldn't sell, so the war was sold on WMD. Now, you can get all over me all you want, but it isn't playing in Peoria or anywhere else in the world. I'm just a messenger. Bush has a problem and Rush's repeating the claim that the war was sold on other than the WMD doesn't make it so.
You will disagree with the entire second paragraph, so do it and let's end the debate. Your mind won't change; until we see something substantive, mine won't. I think we were--probably inadvertently--sold a bill of goods.