Could the Iraq war have been avoided?

"I only hope that only those who started this war are affected by the bombs these kids will throw!" I have news for you lady, we were affected by these bombs decades before the war in Iraq. As was your country, I believe you yourselves have issues with islamic terrorism on your own soil. I'm sick and Fking tired of hearing about how we bomb poor incent civilians. We bomb people who shoot at us, it is not our fault if they hide and fight from behind the skirts of women and little girls.You peopl;e will simply not face some stark truths. It doesn't matter where we go or don't go, if it wasn't iraq, there would be another excuse.