"What the war was all about..."

This morning on CNN, Bill Schneider was giving commentary on the State of the Union address. He specifically referenced a touching moment when the mother of a slain US soldier hugged an Iraqi woman who voted in the recent election. He called it, "what the war was all about." I'm sorry. I know I am getting older, but my recollection is that the war was all about weapons of mass destruction, support of terrorism by the Iraqi regime, and the potential for a nuclear threat from Iraq. If we didn't invade the country, they would attack us. I distinctly remember the word "pre-emptive" being bandied about. Since we found no WMD's, and there was no proven connection between Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda, its a good thing we "freed" the Iraqis. Otherwise, we would look pretty stupid. Good thing we have Bill Schneider around to give us the straight scoop and hold the administration accountable.