u.s. gives up on trying to find iraq wmds

The US has officially given up on trying to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. If you recall, the claim that Saddam Hussein possessed such weapons was originally used to justify invading the country, until Bush clarified the whole thing:

"When I said that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction which could fall into the hands of terrorist groups such as those responsible for September 11th, what I meant was that he was an evil dictator who needed to be removed. It was a metaphor." ¹

Link to BBC article.

1. Fabricated quotation based on actual events.