Letters to the Editor
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It's the oil
and the other reasons, too. Oil first and foremost, along with destabilizing the region (more oil, plus a boon for Israel); a show of revenge-force for political consolidation; a distant distraction for right-wing think-tank agendas, ala 1984; and lastly and weirdly, W's Oedipal one-upsmanship. A perfect storm of win win win, the cost of which matters not one iota to Bush and co. If it breaks the bank it also "drowns the baby", while oil profits go through the roof. Mission accomplished.
Saddam was a loose cannon, and played havoc with oil prices. It's more about controlling than acquiring. And the proof is that we will never need to spread democracy to North Korea, nor build a permanent base there. Nothing to gain, nothing to manage.
They're definitely not grown-ups or rationalists, but they sure are oil men.