John Howard (Bennelong, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I have been asked a question about the intelligence available to me. That is a matter that I answered fully questions on, and my position has not altered. There was intelligence available justifying the decision we took. The debate three years ago was not about the possession or the accuracy of the intelligence; the debate was about what should be done in the light of Saddam Hussein’s possession of weapons of mass destruction. The government and the opposition were at one in believing Saddam had those weapons. We disagreed about what the response would be.

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