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The CIA assessment of Iraq that Bush used was made during President Clinton’s final year in office. It said that Saddam had a WMD program and, quite possibly, a nuclear weapon. Every major intelligence agency - Britain’s, France’s, Russia’s, Germany’s, Israel’s, even the U.N.’s - agreed.
Yes, as it turns out, some of that intelligence was wrong. Even so, reasons for getting rid of Saddam were too numerous to ignore. In October of 2002, Congress cited no fewer than 23 reasons when it overwhelmingly gave Bush the right to remove Saddam.
Will Congress and these agencies all be prosecuted for ‘war crimes’?
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Yes, as it turns out, some of that intelligence was wrong. Even so, reasons for getting rid of Saddam were too numerous to ignore. In October of 2002, Congress cited no fewer than 23 reasons when it overwhelmingly gave Bush the right to remove Saddam.He gave financial compensation to the heirs of homicide bombers who killed Jews in Israel; that put him on the wrong side on the War on Terror.