Afterward, Bandar told me privately that the Saudis were very worried about where Bush’s obsession with Iraq was going. The Saudis were alarmed that attacking Iraq would only benefit Iran and set in motion severe destabilizing repercussions across the region.

New headcanon, Bush knew the Saudis were behind 9/11 and invaded Iraq specifically to fuck them over. /s

Interesting read though. The 80% number believing Iraq was involved is not surprising to me, I just didn't realize the bush admin actually pushed that narrative.