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I agree that in reality there were more reasons. The problem is that WMDs were the major rationale for war, and pretty much the only one which would allow us to invade according to international law. Remember that until the WMD search went sour we referred to this as a preemptive invasion. There was a threat and it was imminent, or potentially imminent. Without that it was not pre-emptive, it was simply an invasion. That is against international law.
Nope, I'm afraid that would still be illegal. Kofi Annan did not say that the war was illegal BECUASE no WMD had been found; he merely said the war was illegal. Even if Iraq had been in possession of such weapojns, Iraq was not mobilising an attack against the US and thus there was no basis for preemption.
The war was illegal with or without Bush's lies. All the lies served to do was persuade people to commit an illegal act.