it's all about the Oil

BAGHDAD — Vice President Dick Cheney made an unannounced trip Monday to Baghdad, where he plans to push Iraqi political leaders toward opening the country’s vast oil fields to international companies, a senior Bush administration official said... NYTIMES

In Reuter's report on Cheney's unannounced trip to Baghdad:

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday declared the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq a "successful endeavor".....REUTERS