"the preponderance of the evidence" said that:
1. they had the second or third largest oil reserve on the face of the earth
2. we needed a presence in the middle east
3. China AND/OR Russia were turning to Iran to keep up with demand
4. we knew that peak oil was coming and we didnt want to get stuck out in the cold without a seat at the table
5. we had Cheney itching to pull the trigger on sending the MIC to $$war$$ so he/his pals could reap the benfit of war/reconstruction/security/etc/etc
6. Bush wanted revenge for his poppa
7. we (wolfowitz and rummy) had been talking about invading a middle east country since the 1970's, and
8. we finally found our opening with 9/11 (wtf?!?!?!? Osama was thousands of miles away?!?!?!? again, wtf!?!?!?)
Condi, she is a puppet/fraud/liar/criminal.

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