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I don't think it's in dispute whether or not Saddam at one point had a functioning nuclear program. Therefore this revelation by itself doesn't do terribly much to bolster the original case for war.
Is there any evidence that this is the African yellowcake in question? I feel as if it would be trumpeted all over the airwaves if it were. Let me know if there is any.
More broadly, is it evidence of a nuclear program that was active in 2003 when we invaded? This is the question that bears most directly on whether or not the idea of any kind of 'imminent threat' warranting 'preemption' is even remotely plausible in the context of 2003.
If it is old yellowcake, then it merely echoes what we already knew - that Saddam had several defunct illicit weapons programs, that he violated scores of international commitments in order to keep them concealed rather than destroying or surrendering them, and that some people thought this was sufficient grounds for a war and others did not.
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