I don't know what your options were, but here are some stated purposes of war (stated formally or informally):
-removal of Saddam Hussein from the power
-being able to check for any existing biological, chemical or nuclear weapons that Hussein might have
-introducing democracy to Iraq:
I believe the answer is: hysteria
Hysteria is the uncontrollable emotion that is caused by overexcitement.
From the perspective of other people, hysteria tend to be seen as exaggeration of expression without noticing that it is caused by the problems in human's neurones. People who suffer from hysteria are pre-dominantly women even though scientists still haven't figure out the reason for this.
Legislative branch makes the laws
Executive branch carried out the laws
Judicial branch interprets the laws