This is why invading Iraq was a bad idea

First of all, clearly Iraq wasn't the biggest threat out there. It was clear at the time, and it' s all that much clearer now. Secondly, it seems that the US invasion of Iraq is being used as incentive for the "Axis of Evil" countries to develop their own weapons for use in self defense from the US. It also ridiculously hampers any ability we may have had to try to negotiate these situations diplomatically.

I can't see how anyone thinks giving our enemies incentive to develop nuclear weapons makes us safer, but maybe I'm missing something.