[NutCrackerBoy]

Besides the fact that there were reasons cited beyond WMD, the WMD programs in the hands of SH alone was justification for regime change in Iraq.

There was and is a credibility hit due to this. Them's the breaks. There is nothing to hang our head over.

[alnick]

The only difference between the programs which were uncovered and stockpiles of weapons is time.

Earlier, intelligence estimates were that Saddam's nuclear program was not nearly as advanced as it turned out to be. This time the nuclear program was less advanced that intelligence reports indicated. IN BOTH INSTANCES THERE WAS A NUCLEAR PROGRAM!