After you finish reading the CNN article, take a second to read this:

Iraq didn't cause 9/11. That was Afghanistan.

The problem with the war in Iraq is we could have avoided putting innocent Marines into situations like this if we'd actually studied the political situation instead of rushing in with our bullheaded Shock and Awe tactics and no exit plan, all for distabilizing a dictator that wasn't half as dangerous to us as Pakistan or North Korea. Now we've set Iraq on the path towards civil war, and given the terrorists who caused 9/11 a new reason to rally people against us.