Following up on the fact that the search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq has ended, here is a collection of Bush Administration quotes about the rationale for going to war in Iraq from before and after the invasion. Here's a few from before the war to help us all remember just how sure they were about the WMDs.

"Simply stated, there is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction. There is no doubt he is amassing them to use against our friends, against our allies, and against us." - Vice President Dick Cheney, Aug. 26, 2002.

"Saddam Hussein is a man who told the world he wouldn't have weapons of mass destruction, but he's got them." - Bush, Nov. 3, 2002.

Compare that to two years later:

"He retained the knowledge, the materials, the means and the intent to produce weapons of mass destruction and he could have passed that knowledge on to our terrorist enemies." - Bush, Oct. 7, 2004.

Nothing like developing your rationale for going to war after you've already done so.