Mike Conaway: “I rise today to set the historical record straight. As my colleague Jeb Hensarling recently stated, ``Everyone is…”

“I rise today to set the historical record straight. As my colleague Jeb Hensarling recently stated, ``Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own set of facts.'' Prior to the war, Members of Congress had access to the same intelligence as the administration did, and it was determined that Saddam Hussein posed a serious threat to the United States. The 2002 resolution authorizing the use of force received overwhelming bipartisan support, but now some make it seem otherwise. Charges being leveled at this administration that somehow prewar intelligence reports were manipulated are false and unworthy of this body. The facts are clear. The 2004 Senate Intelligence Committee report stated that there was no evidence of manipulated intelligence in relation to Iraq's weapons of mass destruction capabilities. The bipartisan Robb-Silbermann commission in 2005 reached the same conclusion. Attempts to distort these facts are an attempt to revise history. Doing so undercuts the efforts of our troops and undermines our national security. ____________________”