>>>- Hold iraq together as a country
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>>Where did you get this from?
>
>Huh, I thought this was a well known fact. It came through the media numerous times that they wanted to avoid the kurds creating their own independed state and install a democratic government for the whole of iraq.

The reason why this was stated, was to not alienate Turkey, which they needed for military logistical purposes. Turkey was afraid the US would create a Kurdistan and thus embolden the Turkish kurds to fight for seperation.

>Can you present something to the contruary ?

Here is a list of goals of the invasion from Donald Rumsfeld.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationale_for_the_Iraq_War#Background

"Self-defense
-find and eliminate weapons of mass destruction, weapons programs, and terrorists
-collect intelligence on networks of weapons of mass destruction and terrorists
Humanitarian
-end sanctions and deliver humanitarian support (According to Madeleine Albright, half a million Iraqi children had died because of sanctions.)
United Nations Security Council Resolution
-Resolution 1205, made in 1998.
Regime Change
-end the Saddam Hussein government
-help Iraq's transition to democratic self-rule
Economic
-secure Iraq's oil fields and other resources
"