US WRAPS UP SEARCH FOR WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION: NOTHING FOUND
The 1,700-strong Iraq Survey Group, responsible for the hunt, last month wrapped up physical searches for weapons of mass destruction, and it will now gather information to help U.S. forces in Iraq win a bloody guerrilla war, officials said.
"I felt like we would find weapons of mass destruction ... like many -- many here in the United States, many around the world," Bush told ABC's Barbara Walters, according to excerpts from an interview airing on Friday.
Bush said "we need to find out what went wrong in the intelligence gathering," and that the invasion was "absolutely" worth it even if there were no weapons of mass destruction.
House of Representatives Democratic Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California retorted, "Citing the continuing search by the Iraq Survey Group, President Bush has refused to concede what has been obvious for months: the primary justification for the invasion of Iraq was not supported by fact."
"Now that the search is finished, President Bush needs to explain to the American people why he was so wrong, for so long, about the reasons for war."
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