[the invisib1e hand]

Iraq by itself? Not an issue. Iraq as a facilitator of terrorist activity in concert with other entities, including some on your list? A pest to be dealt with. A couple of notable nations were not interested in joining us in dealing with the pests, beginning with Iraq. One of those nations was Germany. Hope this clears up your misconceptions about my point.

[Prodigal Son]

Oh, sure, they were involved in the facilitation of terrorism but even so they were not the biggest threat to world security. I think this was hyperbole on your part. As it turned out, the Taliban run Afghanistan was a bigger threat to US security.