Kind of playing fast and loose with the truth here is what I see in your analysis of why we went to war.
Couple of points the Chief Inspector Hans Blix would disagree with you on, and he was the guy on the spot doing the inspections.
1-Iraq did disarm as required. They just didn't cooperate as fast or as fully as mandated by the UN resolution 1441. They didn't respond immediately, and they never provided the documentation proving they had destroyed their WMDs. Although at this juncture, it is perfectly well known fact they had destroyed them.
2-They provided full access to the inspectors in the early 2000s as required. No problem during that go round when Bush Jr was in office and itching for war. Blix attests to that as well. But he does state his overriding concerns and doubts were based on the reasoning "if they had complied, why the song and dance in the 90s, why not just comply, verify and get the world off your back? There must be something to it..." Although he does go on to state that while he could not give Iraq a clean bill of health on WMDs based on all of the inspections and evidence, he was convinced personally there was nothing there but couldn't provide empirical evidence to back that up. So he reported the facts he gathered, gave the evidence he had, and then let the UN run its course.
3-He does go on to declare that Blair tried to get full support from the other UN nations for war, but failed. The other nations wanted more inspections. Blix synopsis is "Bush could have cared less about the Charter, but Blair was concerned about wider support as it would influence British public opinion."
So in the end, Bush went to war without the sanction of the UN. If he were some third world leader, he would be tried for war crimes. But when you are the US President, you get away with a lot more than others.
And don't forget Halliburton, Cheney's old pals, made BILLIONS and BILLIONS off that war. So it's kind of hard not to imagine there may have been some pretty stout corporate pressure in the background just itching to make some money, and in order for that to happen, the heck with the UN and inspections and other nation's being part of a coalition.
Here's and interview with Blix anyway, for some interesting facts and notes on the subject.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/h...-my-fault.html