The record is clear. The argument for the invasion was that Saddam *possessed* WMD. Present tense. Not that Saddam might, perhaps, someday in the future, maybe manufacture WMD....
If what you are saying is true -- that behind the scenes the judgement was that Saddam might not necessarily have any WMD at the moment -- then GWB lied to the American people and to the world community in justifying the invasion. In which case, he set himself up for certain failure, knowing he would never be able to produce any WMD.
The fact remains, GWB sold it as a necessity to disarm Saddam, and he found nothing in Iraq to substantiate his WMD claims. It was an epic failure that, as noted earlier in this thread, was very likely a contributing factor to our losses in 2006 and 2008.
Yes that was the politcal argument of the day. Bush didn’t lie. But there was much more to it than you know. Please just read the essay instead of arguing with me about issues clearly explian in it.