Yes, and the greater context of the invasion of Iraq was... 9/11. I understand that the genuine purpose may have differed, but the populace was still painfully aware of 9/11, and this got lumped into the War on Terror that started as a direct result of 9/11. The invasion started a year and a half later, yeah, but I really don't think it would have had the same response without 9/11 having happened.