One thing to keep in mind
Despite the right-wing bluster, Joe Wilson was right. The Niger documents were forged (we’re not sure by whom; they’ve been traced back to Italian intelligence but the trail stops there, and of course the Republican-controlled Congress has so far refused to investigate further). Saddam Hussein did not attempt to purchase uranium from Africa.
There was no current, ongoing attempt in Iraq to create a nuclear bomb, and there certainly was no bomb ready to launch within 45 minutes. There were no weapons of mass destruction other than those under seal of the United Nations (now lost to looters and insurgents).
This administration invaded Iraq because that’s what they always intended to do. 9/11 was a pretext, the supposed weapons of mass destruction were a pretext, and we are less safe today because of the actions of Karl Rove and George W. Bush. Rove didn’t go after Wilson in an attempt to keep Michael Cooper from spreading a lie. He was trying to keep Cooper, and other reporters, from spreading the truth.