CIA seemed split on that one. White House/Bush toady & CIA Director George Tenet claimed a "slam dunk" case for Iraq having WMD. He sat beside Colin Powell when the latter was presenting his ridiculous case for the same at the UN.

Other CIA agents like Joe Wilson actively debunked the claim of yellow cake flowing to Hussein from Niger. His wife was an active agent in Iraq, outed by the Bush WH.

The problem was you had to sort through info, decide who was legitimate, understand what the role of UN weapons inspectors really was - not drink the faecal soup handed out by networks like FOX. Many were not up to the challenge - or indifferent, or anxious to reap the benefits of plunder like our own Harper.