If that was just one of the reasons why we are in Iraq, it certainly isn't anywhere close to the top of the list. If it was, we would be in North Korea, Zimbabwe, Rwanda and the others where the meltdown of democratic accountability and respect for human rights and the rule of law has and is occurring.
I had a...disscusion with some people a while ago on this. My reply, "Just because we're not doing A..B...or C does that mean we shouldn't do D?"
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)