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From the Washington Post:

"Bush said the CIA's doubts about the charge -- that Iraq sought to buy 'yellowcake' uranium ore in Africa -- were 'subsequent' to the Jan. 28 State of the Union speech in which Bush made the allegation. "

This isn't true. Tenet had the administration remove the charge from an earlier speech in October.

"Defending the broader decision to go to war with Iraq, the president said the decision was made after he gave Saddam Hussein 'a chance to allow the inspectors in, and he wouldn't let them in.'"

Everyone knows this isn't true. The inspectors left days before the American offensive. The funny thing about this remark is that it's utterly indefensible, yet it's the latest in a line of constantly changing reasons for war: violation of UN resolutions, imminent threat, terrorist connections, humanitarian reasons—all of which have been less than convincing.

Walter Pincus also provides a good summary of the "dwindling intelligence" on Iraq's alleged nuclear program.

This neo-conservative administration has been pushing for the invasion of Iraq since the end of the Gulf War. None of this should be surprising.