I think both sides are getting rather silly about the weapons of mass destruction issue. To me it is clear that both Bush and Blair pushed for intelligence from their intelligence agencies that did not prove to be accurate. So what? (The fact they were given faulty information needs to be addressed.) The fact is that we eliminated a madman (of our own creation). The fact is we supported Saddam when he had WMD's because Iraq's military influnce in the region was of greater importance than WMD's or human rights. We now have a duty to clean up that country. Let's focus on that.

I do believe that Bush believed in WMD's in Iraq and I think that his belief became administration policy. I don't believe he tried to lie about anything.

A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide by Samantha Power winner of the Pulitzer Prize. There is a very good interview with her here.