So, i'm watching CNN instead of studying

Whoever says that Iraq is in no way connected to 9/11 is completely ignorant, and I daresay, still possessing a pre 9/11 mindset. 9/11 has taught us to open our eyes to possibilities of other countries being a threat to our security. Topping the list was Iraq, North Korea, and Iran. America's ties with N.Korea and Iran are picometers thin, but still there, and as long as a tie still remains, there is still hope for resolution.

Iraq time and time again has threatened the US, allied itself with anyone in opposition to our country, attacked neighboring countries to expand its own vicious empire, and spat on any and every diplomatic entreaty. I hate sounding like some arrogant American, but Sadaam Hussein could not remain as their despot for any longer without some sort of attack against us. We know he was stealing money from the UN and from his own people, he had his plans for WMD production, he had commissioned top engineers to make these WMD, and he had a great hatred for us.

How can someone honestly say that he was unaware September tenth of any sort of attack on America going down? How can people continue bashing the decision to go to war when we know very well what a malicious and evil ruler he was?

I do understand that facts weren't in place when that critical decision was made. I do not deny that they found no WMD and that only now are they coming up with evidence to justify a war declared last year. But, we did not only rely on those facts. We have decades upon decades of experience in dealing with them, and it only took common sense to see the growing hatred welling in Iraq.

I do realize the audacity of my statement, but

had we not attacked Iraq when we did, they would have had every resource in place by 2007 to launch their own attack on us.

That is what I believe.