Iraq under Saddam Hussein did not pose a threat to the United States, but it did to Israel, which is one reason why Washington invaded the Arab country, according to a speech made by a member of a top-level White House intelligence group. (For the record, while I post this item, I do not believe that the US fought the war solely for the interests of Israel, or even solely for oil. Global domination, as crazy as that sounds, was also an important factor, in my opinion).