Ahh the favorite liberal strawman of 2003, I guess they had the forethought to spray varnish on it so it would still look presentable enough to drag out and knock down eight years later.
Yeah it was to make the world safer from all those stockpiles of WMD's he had and his allegiance to the terrorists, definitely worth it. Now there is complete stability in Iraq. You're right, not pointless, and completely justified.