Biden on MSNBC last night said of his vote for the Iraq War, "I didn't believe he had those nuclear weapons. I didn't believe he had those weapons of mass destruction."
He said his vote was for inspectors to prove they didn't have WMDs.
This isn't backed by our reporting.
He said his vote was for inspectors to prove they didn't have WMDs.
This isn't backed by our reporting.
Biden said on the administration's WMD case in 2003: "I know there's enough circumstantial evidence that if this were a jury trial, I could convict you."
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In Feb. 2003: "I supported the resolution to go to war. I am not opposed to war to remove weapons of mass destruction from Iraq. I am not opposed to war to remove Saddam from those weapons if it comes to that."
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This is a new rationale for Biden, but its similar to his stance a year after the war began where it became clear there were no WMDs and he argued the war was justified on violating international order alone.
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