The US invaded Iraq...why???
Bush repeatedly said because 9/11 happened....
When people all over the hear this, the first thing that comes to mind is:
No iraqis were involved, nor did the terrorists train in Iraq, so why attack a secular state when those who did it invoked religion and had no connection with that country ?
The US' image collapsed like a meteorite because only cowards take aim at others who have nothing to do with the first ones who hurt.