I'll try and make it simple for you Lindy. 9/11 made most Americans realize we can't just sit idly home ignoring foreign threats. This changed the political will and ability to deal with long term problems like Saddam. We didn't attack Saddam because he participated in 9/11 we attacked him because he has shown support for terrorism, posession and use of WMD, and flouted UN resolutions and the terms of a peace treaty to disarm him.

None of this has anything to do with obviously biased reporting by the way.

GB Jr correctly thought that inprovements in US miltary strength versus Iraq would let us do what his dad did not. What he incorrectly thought is that the aftermath would be far easier than it was. What his dad thinks now is not quoted in the story because the reporter did not bother to ask, because he obviously was not interested in an objective story.

Regards,
Mark