The case of Iran, a nuclear program that the Iranians admit was 18 years on, that we underestimated. And, in fact, we didn't discover it. It was discovered by a group of Iranian dissidents outside the country who pointed the…

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I had innumerable analysts who came to me in apology that the world that we...

I had innumerable analysts who came to me in apology that the world that we...

And like I say, I think we've got other cases other than Iraq. I do...

And like I say, I think we've got other cases other than Iraq. I do...

I would also point out that many governments that chose not to support this war...

I would also point out that many governments that chose not to support this war...

As leader of the effort of the Iraqi Survey Group, I spent most of my...

As leader of the effort of the Iraqi Survey Group, I spent most of my...

The Germans certainly - the intelligence service believed that there were WMD. It turns out...

The Germans certainly - the intelligence service believed that there were WMD. It turns out...

I came not from within the administration, and it was clear and clear in our...

I came not from within the administration, and it was clear and clear in our...

The fact that it wasn't tells me that we've got a much more fundamental problem...

The fact that it wasn't tells me that we've got a much more fundamental problem...

Sen. Edward Kennedy knows very directly. Senator Kennedy and I talked on several occasions prior...

Sen. Edward Kennedy knows very directly. Senator Kennedy and I talked on several occasions prior...

A great deal has been accomplished by the team, and I do think it important...

A great deal has been accomplished by the team, and I do think it important...

And never - not in a single case - was the explanation, 'I was pressured...

And never - not in a single case - was the explanation, 'I was pressured...

I think that shows a level of maturity and understanding that I think bodes well...

I think that shows a level of maturity and understanding that I think bodes well...

I think the aim - and certainly the aim of what I've tried to do...

I think the aim - and certainly the aim of what I've tried to do...

And you know, almost in a perverse way, I wish it had been undue influence...

And you know, almost in a perverse way, I wish it had been undue influence...

There's a long record here of being wrong. There's a good reason for it. There...

There's a long record here of being wrong. There's a good reason for it. There...

But the most important thing about that story, which is not often told, is that...

But the most important thing about that story, which is not often told, is that...

I do believe we have to understand why reality turned out to be different than...

I do believe we have to understand why reality turned out to be different than...

Fortunately, President Kennedy and Robert Kennedy disagreed with the estimate and chose a course of...

Fortunately, President Kennedy and Robert Kennedy disagreed with the estimate and chose a course of...

Let me begin by saying, we were almost all wrong, and I certainly include myself...

Let me begin by saying, we were almost all wrong, and I certainly include myself...

The Libyan program recently discovered was far more extensive than was assessed prior to that.

The Libyan program recently discovered was far more extensive than was assessed prior to that.

But I do think the survey group - and I think Charlie Duelfer is a...

But I do think the survey group - and I think Charlie Duelfer is a...