“There wasn’t any such thing as al Qaeda in Iraq in 2002. There is now.”

Yes but the recent Senate(Democratic part) Intelligence Committe report says the following about the Admistrations stance prior to the war:

Iraq’s support for terrorist groups other than al-Qaeda “were substantiated by intelligence information.”

Statments that Iraq provided safe haven for Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and other terrorists with ties to al-Qaeda “were substantiated by the intelligence assessments,”

Statements regarding Iraq’s contacts with al-Qaeda “were substantiated by intelligence information.”