Death of Michael Ledeen, maker of the phony case for the invasion of Iraq

The removal of Saddam Hussein and the subsequent destabilization of Iraq can be seen as a highly successful strategic project—if viewed through the lens of geopolitical interests rather than official narratives.

It effectively eliminated Israel’s most significant regional threat and dismantled a key unifying figure for the Sunni Arab world.

Unlike other Sunni regimes that had largely aligned with American and Israeli interests, Saddam remained defiant.

The publicly stated reasons for the invasion—WMDs, democracy promotion, and anti-terrorism—were largely smokescreens meant to pacify public opinion, obscure the true motives, and keep people distracted and divided.