Yes. It was a crock of shit. As was IMMEDIATELY OBVIOUS to literally everyone with the ability to think rationally.
But guess what? These things are true about North Korea. There would be no ulterior agenda if we took them out. We don't stand to gain anything at all. Whereas the desire to smash non-aligned states and reinforce American hegemony was the clear and obvious actual reason for Iraq. And Afghanistan was all about revenge, regardless of what was said.