Clean break strategy and the PNAC letter to Clinton in 1998 demanded getting rid of Saddam Hussein.They had what we consider "terrorists". The issue is how we define "terrorists". Saddam had those who would attempt to topple him and he would kill them. We condemned Saddam for this. We go in and topple Saddam but then the same people try and run us off. We then call them terrorists and pretend we are doing the right thing by killing them.
We are no better than those we condemn. People were scared for their children every bit as much when we were dropping bombs as Ukrainian's are when Russia does it.