In his UN report, Blix said
If Iraq had provided the necessary cooperation in 1991, the phase of disarmament – under resolution 687 – could have been short and a decade of sanctions could have been avoided.
It is well know that Hussien hampered Blix in his investigation.
And the US intelligence community interpret the results differently and gave their advice to W. I’m not disputing you, I’m just saying the blame may not lay with W. but his advisors.
But for those that missed the Grand Opening, this discussion is now in this thread to avoid hijacking this one. Not my idea but Whack-a-Mole’s.