IIRC, Kelly supported the war. He also made almost the exact opposite statements in his other interview with a different reporter then Gilligan quoted him making.
Kelly's beef, supposedly, with the British document was merely how quickly Hussein could prepare his WMDs for use - not whether he had them, was a long term threat, or needed to go.
In a very very limited way. He certainly agreed Saddam posed a threat. His own words:
'Only regime change will avert the threat'
excerpt:
War may now be inevitable. The proportionality and intensity of the conflict will depend on whether regime change or disarmament is the true objective. The US, and whoever willingly assists it, should ensure that the force, strength and strategy used is appropriate to the modest threat that Iraq now poses.
~snip~
He also made almost the exact opposite statements in his other interview with a different reporter then Gilligan quoted him making.
Link and context, please?
Also remember that these conversations with Gilligan, Watts and others occurred after the war--May or June. We don't know what pressures may have been brought to bear, but Kelly most certainly spoke to these reporters and he was not authorized to do so by his own admission.