Revisionism 101
Of course it doesn't matter to you now and will be all the better when this issue is gone.
But you forgot how high the passions were of the American people when the "outing of a CIA agent" was an abomination and those feeling threatened or persecuted as a "traitors" or "Sadam lovers" saw this as an act of retribution to ANYONE who spoke out against the war.
Second revisionism:
It's now OKAY in your mind and heart that wars of aggression can be started under any false circumstances as long as there's "democracy" in there somewhere. I think someone poointed this out to you recently.
You seem to accept any outcome, no matter how warped the idea was in the first place.