It exposed the Satanic face of Cheny/Rumsfeld, professional liars who have ulterior purposes for their public agenda.
Sure, they thought they might get lucky and actually find WMD. But they are so secure in their positions that it doesn't actually matter now does it?
The Frontline episode doesn't speculate as to the meta-agenda. It makes clear that the policy was to sieze Iraq. But to what purpose?
It's clear that the high level war mongers had no real fear of Saddam. That was but a charade to enhance public support.
Various proposals as to the actual rationale for Cheney/Rumsfeld's war policy?
- Peak Oil- to control a huge pool of scarce petroleum
- Anti-OPEC- to bust Saudi Arabia's lock on oil prices
- Geo-strategery- Imperialism in Central Asia
- Greed- Halliburton, Bechtel, et al. hogging down
- The Rape of Iraq-selling off the banks, the oil, the industries
- Orwellian Endless War- leading to the rise of Big Brother
- Babying Israel's tender butt- taking care of Junior or dancing on her string
or combinations, permutations and stuff my "paranoid" mind hasn't thought of yet...