Bobert asks what was it all about? Unfortunately for Bobert's case the task of identifying the greatest threat to the United States of America in the immediate post-911 period was not, repeat not, given to any member of the Bush Administration. The Task was given to the Joint House Security Committee and to the combined Intelligence and Security Agencies of the United States of America.

They identified Iraq, from among a number of what the US considered to be "rogue states", as potentially posing the greatest threat. In precisely the same terms as the same men presented the same analysis to President Clinton four years previously - surprise, surprise.