It is amazing how some will put the microscope on a single phrase, and then build a whole fantastic contraption argument based on such a small and dubious foundation. Why don't we take a look at whether Hans Blix himself though the invasion was justified?

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Iraq war wasn't justified, U.N. weapons experts say
Blix, ElBaradei: U.S. ignored evidence against WMDs

Monday, March 22, 2004

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United Nations' top two weapons experts said Sunday that the invasion of Iraq a year ago was not justified by the evidence in hand at the time.

"I think it's clear that in March, when the invasion took place, the evidence that had been brought forward was rapidly falling apart," Hans Blix, who oversaw the agency's investigation into whether Iraq had chemical and biological weapons, said on CNN's "Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer."

Blix described the evidence Secretary of State Colin Powell presented to the U.N. Security Council in February 2003 as "shaky," and said he related his opinion to U.S. officials, including national security adviser Condoleezza Rice.

"I think they chose to ignore us," Blix said….

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The full story is here , and it contains numerous direct statements by Blix and El Baradei that make it abundantly clear that one cannot (honestly) use their opinions to support the war.
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