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A 2002 U.S. National Intelligence Estimate assessed Iraqi weapons of mass destruction capabilities and programs ahead of the Iraq War. Public and analytical debate has framed prewar Iraq WMD claims as either an intelligence community failure or as White House political spin.
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2002 National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq WMDs
government agency
British Intelligence
person
Dick Cheney
location
Iraq
concept
Iraq Survey Group aftermath findings
event
Iraq War
document
National Intelligence Estimate
person
Saddam Hussein
government agency
U.S. Intelligence Community
concept
Weapons of mass destruction
government agency
White House
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