Iran = al-Qaeda ties
Iraq = enemy of Iran
Chechen seperatists = al-Qaeda ties
Russia = enemy of Chechen seperatists
Russia = friendly with Iraq
do the math
Hey, I'd like to welcome you back too. It's good to see you here again.
One part of the equation you are leaving out:
Free and Democratic Iraq = Stability for the region, millions of lives saved in the long run, economic prosperity for the region, and a major power in the region to combat extremism and the roots of terror.
That's the real reason we're there - though it's not as sexy as trying to link Hussein to Bin Laden, or claiming that Saddam has 500 ICBMs in secret underground silos that the inspectors couldn't find.