It occurs to me, too, that the administration, in the person of
Rooster, has stated that they made a "mistake" about the WMDs, that
they never did exist, or if so were long gone, but that other
reasons--Saddam is a nasty SOB being foremost--now take precedence in
justifying our invasion.

Ayup. But a lot of the neocons refuse to let go of the WMD excuse.