Iraq and Dreams of Transforming the Middle East

That is the title of chapter 8 of John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt's 2007 book The Israel Lobby.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Israel_Lobby_and_U.S._Foreign_Policy?wprov=sfla1 

That chapter spends 34 pages identifying links between the Israel lobby and the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

It is worth reading even today, in 2026.

This is important because in 2026 some people are trying to downplay, even deny, the connections between the Israel lobby and the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

This is part of what seems to be a much larger project, 

denying the importance of the Israel lobby in setting U.S. foreign policy vis-à-vis the Middle East.

As to reality, many prominent and powerful people in Israel have explicitly stated their desire for regime change in Iran, which would certainly amount to a transformation in the Middle East.

Are there Americans who support Israel?

Of course.

We should not ignore these connections, 

between the desires of some in Israel and the actions of the U.S.

When America time after time uses its military power to get involved in the ME, 

without the slightest justification in terms of the American national interest.

I think the significance of the connection between Zionism and the extent of American involvement in the ME cannot be honestly denied.