Did Bush/Cheney Torture Get U.S. Into the War in Iraq?

Writes Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff of the State Department under Colin Powell: "[A]s the [Bush] administration authorized harsh interrogation in April and May of 2002—well before the Justice Department had rendered any legal opinion—its principal priority for intelligence was not aimed at pre-empting another terrorist attack on the U.S. but discovering a smoking gun linking Iraq and al-Qa'ida." If Wilkerson's accusations are true, did the Bush administration coerce information out of terror suspects they knew to be false? Were Bush administration officials using evidence obtained from torture to support conclusions they had already made? Post your thoughts.

Previously: Did Obama Flip on the Torture Photos?