you say: "Isn't it silly to pretend that a war in Iraq, that has so far killed over a million people, is not the result of America's and Britain's lies and allegations about WMD, plus the dehumanization implicit in the 'War on Terror's equating very different groups of people as complicit in terrorism (the root cause of the attack on Iraq)? Certainly *Israel* was not a culprit in this case; but there WAS US and UK incitement, and it did have disastrous consequences."
Israel is very much a culprit in this case. which other country supported the invasion? which other country are the neo-con architects devoted to? which other US Lobby pushed harder than the THE Lobby for the war and which other country benefitted from destroying Iraq? (no, the answer is not Palou)
If you haven't read "A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm", written by the key architects for the war, it will change your thinking about how important the war in Iraq was for Israel.
http://www.israeleconomy.org/strat1.htmand it provides perspective on the push to invade Iran as well.