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

He actually went further in what he said on weapons of mass destruction than anything I said in the addresses I gave to this parliament or to the National Press Club. Let us understand that, in terms of a motive for opposing Saddam Hussein back in March 2003, the Leader of the Opposition and I were actually in lockstep—he on the basis of scientific evidence and I on the basis of intelligence assessments.

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