Answer
D: All of the above
exactly
9/11 and the jihadists
desire for energy security
desire to spread democracy
bush jr. desire to get revenge on saddam for his bush sr. , finish what his dad started
desire to recieve the boost in presidential support that accompanies war time so reelection in 04 was more likely
administrations and friends of the administration holding stock in halliburton and other companies that profited from the war
all of those reason played a part in the wars of the middle east
but the biggest reason is the jihadists and their terrorist plots