Iraq War WMD intelligence wrong, says former Australian PM

Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard has admitted that intelligence about weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) that led to the Iraq War was wrong.

Howard on Wednesday said it was disappointing that searches failed to detect weapons of mass



destruction in Iraq but that he still believes the decision to commit Australia to the war was in the national interest.

His comments coincided with the release of previously sealed cabinet documents from 2004 by the National Archive of Australia (NAA).