There are two possibilities:
(1) Iraq destroyed its WMD before resolution 1441.
(2) Iraq destroyed its WMD after resolution 1441, when it knew it would be invaded.
If (2) then the US is in no worse position than it was before: It went to war to get rid of the WMD. And the war (or the iminent threat of war) got rid of the WMD.
If (1) then the US and UK are guilty of lying to their people and to the international community (Blair still says with 100% conviction that Iraw could have launched WMD within 48 hours). They are also guilty of illegally invading another country - no threat = no legality.
What makes me a little sad is that even if (1) is found to be true, then none of the pro-invasion people here are likely to see the illegality of what the US has done.
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