Not the pretense for war put forth by Bush, which was false. Nor was killing some Muslim extremists the only consequence. It has turned the Middle East into a seething cesspool of terrorism, refugee crisis, etc.
“Not the pretense for war put forth by Bush...”
Nope. But it happened. And while it was politically incorrect for GWB to say it, I heard generals saying it in private at the time. I said it, as did a LOT of officers.
GWB’s fault was that he didn’t defend it. It anchored them there for a while, and was a strategic gamble wasted during the 7 years of Obama. But it was not wrong, it was not a mistake, and I’m glad I went and glad my kids went.