Kerry: Later in the year, Congress enacted legislation declaring Iraq in material, unacceptable breach of its disarmament obligations and urging the President to take appropriate action to bring Iraq into compliance. In fact, had we done so, President Bush could well have taken his office, backed by our sense of urgency about holding Saddam Hussein accountable and, with an international United Nations, backed a multilateral stamp of approval record on a clear demand for the disarmament of Saddam Hussein's Iraq. We could have had that and we would not be here debating this today. But the administration missed an opportunity 2 years ago and particularly a year ago after September 11. They regrettably, and even clumsily, complicated their own case. The events of September 11 created new understanding of the terrorist threat and the degree to which every nation is vulnerable. Why did Kerry phrase this in this manner? He seems to be saying that if the Bush administration had acted on Iraq EARLIER that 9/11 might not have happened.
Is that your reading?
And despite what he says about "international cooperation and UN approval", blah blah blah, in 1997 he was on Crossfire and said that Clinton could take on Iraq WITHOUT approval from the UN Security Council and it would show leadership! (link provided on request) LOL
It's been posted so many times I figure everyone has seen it by now.