> The US went to war against Iraq ostensibly because of Saddam's WMD programs (which were only later conclusively found not to exist) This position assumes the

> The US went to war against Iraq ostensibly because of Saddam's WMD programs (which were only later conclusively found not to exist) This position assumes the US is completely incompetent and invaded a country for a fake reason. I’d argue that’s nonsense- they knew exactly what they were doing but the reason wasn’t palatable to the American people so they had to fabricate a “better” reason.