Iraq war due to Israeli security concerns?

Philip Zelikow, a Bush Administration official that directs investigations into the attacks on the World Trade Center, gave a speech back in September, 2002, in which he stated that, ""Why would Iraq attack America or use nuclear weapons against us? I'll tell you what I think the real threat (is) and actually has been since 1990--it's the threat against Israel."

Excuse me?

We went to war because we were worried that Iraq might develop WMDs and use them against Israel? That's why 600 Americans have died and another 5,000 - 10,000 been wounded (not to mention thousands of Iraqi civilians killed)? To protect a country that has proven itself quite capable of protecting itself and, by the way, likes to sell American military technology to Peoples Republic of China?

If this is in anyway true, all of the decision makers in the Bush White House should be jailed for treason. All of them. Without exception. Period.

Of course, this report is the first and only one to suggest this particular connection. It may turn out to be overstated, or the opinions of only Zelikow. Let's hope so. The other (false) reasons we've been given for the war have been bad enough by themselves.