That's not saying much, by your own accounting.
and subsequent facts on the ground support him rather than the Administration.
Well, whose ground? I still believe that long term assessment will bear out on the side of the Administration. Part of the problem with this debate is that we subject this evidence to the same requirements we do in our courts. I don't think we have that luxury in a situation like this, certainly against this particular enemy. I think Saddam scuttled his program before the war-- some to Syria, some to God knows where. We won't have the full picture for years to come. Wilson was a bit player who, presuming to know better,publicly denounced the administration he claims sent him. When he gets a dose of his own medicine, when the revealer is revealed, he claims persecution. Maybe this legal technicality-- Plame's supposed covert status-- will sustain him. But know one in this administration has been charged for violating that; it doesn't appear that anyone will.
Sadly true. Governments must act on bad intelligence.
the problem with this debate is that we subject this evidence to the same requirements we do in our courts. I don't think we have that luxury in a situation like this
Absolutely true. But partisanship is so strong that people often lose sight of external enemies in their desire to punish their neighbors. Washington despaired of this human characteristic...and things haven't improved.
The rest of what you say may be true too. Future historians will decide.