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Reports that United States President George W. Bush acknowledged that prewar intelligence on Iraq was flawed, but nevertheless defended his decision to go to war. Bush reacted to a Senate report criticizing the intelligence agencies for making the public believe Iraq was stockpiling weapons of mass destruction; Bush asserted that Saddam Hussein posed a threat to the U.S. and other nations.

The article focuses the issues related to wrong pre-war intelligence information about the presence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

Focuses on U.S. President George W. Bush's defense of his decision to go to war against Iraq, saying the invasion was the right thing to do even though no banned weapons had been found there. Bush's claims of progress against terrorism and the spread of unconventional arms; Overview of Bush's remarks at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a nuclear weapons research site; Attack on Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry by Vice President Dick Cheney; Kerry's views on Bush's foreign policy approach; How the Intelligence Committee's report has given Bush's political opponents new ammunition to suggest that the war was fought on a false or flawed pretext; Bush's response to the report, including an admission of shortcomings in pre-invasion intelligence.

Reports on President George W. Bush's television appearance on "Meet the Press" where he spent the hour defending his actions during his presidency. Statement that he was not alone in assessing Saddam Hussein to be a risk to the world; Contention that he improved the economy with tax cuts and hinted there may be more; Rebuttal of accusations that he did not complete all of his duties while in the National Guard; Suggestion that he may step into the gay marriage issue; Admission he might have been wrong in repeatedly asserting that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction but statement that it was know Hussein had the capability of making such weapons; Reasons for the interview; Self-characterization as a war president; Reaction from Democrats.

Reports on an independent inquiry into prewar intelligence about Iraq weapons programs called by David A. Kay, the former chief weapons inspector. Kay's belief that the administration of United States president George W. Bush did not pressure intelligence analysts to exaggerate the threat; Comments from Dr. Kay; Causes for the investigation; His conclusion that Iraq did not have any stockpiles of weapons before the war began.

Reports that David Kay, who led the American effort to find banned weapons in Iraq, has concluded that Iraq had no stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons at the start of the war last year. His claim that Iraq had illicit weapons at the end of the Persian Gulf War but got rid of them; Effect of his statements on the primary justifications set out by President Bush for the war with Iraq; Claim of the White House that it still believes Baghdad had weapons programs; Replacement of Kay with Charles A. Duefler as leader of the weapons search.

Delves into the issue of whether or not Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has weapons of mass destruction, which U.S. President George W. Bush considered as a non-issue. Statement of Senator Bob Graham of Florida regarding the imminent threat of war to happen; Views of President Bush and some weapons experts on theories on the status of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction; Explanation of President Bush on why weapons of mass destructions is not considered an issue for him.

Reports that U.S. President George W. Bush demanded that Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein include every detail of Iraq's weapons and missile programs in a declaration due December 8, 2002 at the United Nations. Comments of Bush in a speech at the Pentagon; Perception of the deadline as a measure of Iraqi cooperation; Why the administration has held back intelligence about Iraq; Views of administration officials; The coordinated effort to build a case against Iraq; Bush's skepticism.

Reports that the U.S. President George W. Bush administration warned Iraqis that they had breached the United Nations (UN) resolution by firing on U.S. and British warplanes in no-flight zones over Iraq. Why the administration left its position on the seriousness of the incident ambiguous; Decision to focus on pressing Saddam Hussein to cooperate in giving up his weapons of mass destruction; Disagreement among UN Security Council members as to whether the Iraqi attacks were a violation.