Of course I remember that the media and liberals made a huge political issue out of Saddam having MDs. But again, the real problem behind the scenes was not whether he had them. It was whether, even if he didn’t have any at the time, would he get the opportunity to make them again. And the answer to that question was definitely yes. There was a very widespread and stromng movement to have the sanctions against Iraq lifted that would have allowed Saddam carte blanch to again manufacture tham and then distribute as he pleased.
The record is clear. The argument for the invasion was that Saddam *possessed* WMD. Present tense. Not that Saddam might, perhaps, someday in the future, maybe manufacture WMD....
If what you are saying is true -- that behind the scenes the judgement was that Saddam might not necessarily have any WMD at the moment -- then GWB lied to the American people and to the world community in justifying the invasion. In which case, he set himself up for certain failure, knowing he would never be able to produce any WMD.
The fact remains, GWB sold it as a necessity to disarm Saddam, and he found nothing in Iraq to substantiate his WMD claims. It was an epic failure that, as noted earlier in this thread, was very likely a contributing factor to our losses in 2006 and 2008.