***  The relative ease of our apparent victory actually bolsters my opinion that Iraq never was, nor ever would have been a serious threat, at least not one that needed a full-on invasion to thwart. ***

I agree, they were not a direct or significant threat to the US   militarily but they had the ability and desire to kill, or help kill thousands (both at home and abroad) unconventionally.

But, then again, how many people have to die before we'd view anyone as a serious threat? What's the magic number?