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Bush himself came out and wrote in his post-Presidency autobiography that they couldn't find any WMD's in Iraq. He would have no reason to lie here, and as a man of integrity, I don't believe he would say that unless he truly believed it.

If Bush was deceived by Saddam, and the WMD's were moved to Syria or overlooked in Iraq, Bush still bears the responsibility for the failure to locate the WMD's, being hoodwinked by Saddam into believing there were no WMD's and for letting the WMD's fall into Muslim hands

If Bush was not deceived by Saddam, he bears the responsibility for failing to realize that Iraq did not have WMD's and consequentially overreacting. He had three years and the world's largest intelligence network at his fingertips to figure out whether Clinton's CIA guys were right or not.

Again, whether there were WMD's or not is really a moot point here; Bush messed up strategically either way you want to look at it.

Again, whether there were WMD's or not is really a moot point here; Bush messed up strategically either way you want to look at it.

Let's set the context first. We were in a state of war with Iraq, under a cease fire.

1. Iraqi provocation of American planes patrolling the no-fly zone. "More than 42,000 sorties were flown during that time. Iraqi surface-to-air missiles and other anti-aircraft systems targeted ONW aircrews on nearly every flight." (That sounds like 42,000 reasons to me but I'll only count it as one. I doubt you care whether any American or British planes get shot down.)
2. Saddam defied 17 UN resolutions that were a result of his losing the war. (again, that should count as 17 reasons but you get a break because you're a liberal who would cry if you had to face reality.)
3. Saddam tried to assassinate a former U.S. President.
4. Saddam was killing the Marsh Arabs in southern Iraq that we had promised protection.
5. Iraq's nuclear weapons program.
6. Iraq's biological weapons program.
7. Iraq's chemical weapons program.
8. Saddam's extensive cooperation with terrorists.

I left out the 500,000+ people Saddam had killed because, after all, neither you nor I care about those filthy little brown people. Right? /s

He had three years and the world's largest intelligence network at his fingertips to figure out whether Clinton's CIA guys were right or not.

And those agencies, as well as those around the world, ALL had the same intelligence and evidence of WMD's in Iraq. And we did find some. Sarin gas ended up in Jordan and was used in a failed attack in that country. I think the key word everyone ignores was "stockpiles".