The United States Congress, Great Britain, China, Russia, and the United Nations (UN) agreed that Saddam Hussein housed weapons of mass destruction; aside from intelligence, all parties were informed on historical matters--that Saddam Hussein was responsible for the mass murder of hundreds of thousands of Kurds (within his own country) by means of toxic gas. Saddam Hussein even invaded Kuwait for territory, and the United States added the government of Kuwait in response; this was known as the Gulf War. When the Gulf War concluded, Saddam Hussein agreed to disarm. That is what ended the Gulf War, and Saddam Hussein was under contract to allow UN weapon inspectors in Iraq to confirm disarmament processes.
But Saddam Hussein breached the contract, only allowing "specified" locations to be searched, and UN weapons inspectors were given time restraints; on occasions, Saddam Hussein refused to allow UN weapons inspectors to perfom their duties. Saddam Hussein's refusal to comply with a contract--that he agreed upon--proceded in this fashion for over a decade. The Clinton administration was silent on the issue; the Bush administration was not! If Saddam Hussein corrected the situation and allowed UN weapon inspectors to perform duties as prescribed in contract, the Iraq War would have never birthed.
The 9/11 terrorist attacks was not a deep seeded plot to warrant the Iraq War. Islamic fundamentalist hate Americans and any person not in file with Islam. The Twin Towers were attacked when the Clinton administration was in office. Bill Clinton was (again) silent on the issue. Terrorists have atttacked the USS Cole, Marine barracks, and a host of United States embassies, and it all culminated on 9/11. The United States did not invade Iraq for oil; the United States could have ceased all oil refineries during the Gulf War. In any case, the United States receives roughly 80% of its petroleum imports for Saudi Arabia, not Iraq!
And who cares if the United States went to war for oil to begin with?! Without oil, United States import and exports would come to a scretching hault. The economy would collapse, and liberal democrats would have much to fuss about, not to mention all Americans. I assume most people have seen "Fahrenheit 9/11." Do yourselves a favor and watch the movie entitled, "FahrenHYPE 9/11," and get the facts right. The 9/11 terrorist attacks were not staged. This is precisley why newspapers around the world do not print conspiracy propaganda, and can only be read on internet articles created by those with an agenda.