Was The Iraq war justified. The conservative case for a war against Iraq does not stand: 1. Iraq's conventional military capabilities were not a threat. 2. They Did not have WMD, we knew since the U.N. told us. 3. Iraq was not safe haven for terrorist as it is Now. Therefore We carried the war because: 1. Transform the region (democratize) 2. Achieve Total U.S. military dominance in the Middle East 3. Because we wanted to wack Saddam