Was all of the Iraqi invasion driven by command's desire for glory?

I got the impression that much of the mission selection and tactics by Godfather was driven by some sense of achieving glory for the unit and his command. As I watched I kind of wondered what military value this unit provided to the entire mission -- it seemed like they kept buzzing around from one potentially lucrative engagement to another, none of which really seemed to add up to much in terms of any strategic value.

It kind of makes me wonder how much of the Iraqi invasion was driven by the same kind of mentality among other commanders -- career officers who know that this is maybe one of their few chances to achieve combat success so lucrative to their future careers.

Given the *beep* which the invasion left Iraq in, it's like they rolled into Iraq, flattened the token organized opposition they faced for their own personal gain, yet once had taken Baghdad there was no apparent overall strategic accomplishment.

I've always thought this outcome was less about field commanders and more about the political leadership trying to conquer Iraq on the cheap. That may be true, but perhaps the inevitable outcome is a weak central strategy which leads to the kind of careerist competition for glory.