In the run up to hostilities:

The dictator of Iraq is not disarming. To the contrary; he is deceiving. From intelligence sources we know, for instance, that thousands of Iraqi security personnel are at work hiding documents and materials from the U.N. inspectors, sanitizing inspection sites and monitoring the inspectors themselves. Iraqi officials accompany the inspectors in order to intimidate witnesses. . . .

With nuclear arms or a full arsenal of chemical and biological weapons, Saddam Hussein could resume his ambitions of conquest in the Middle East and create deadly havoc in that region. And this Congress and the America people must recognize another threat. Evidence from intelligence sources, secret communications, and statements by people now in custody reveal that Saddam Hussein aids and protects terrorists, including members of al Qaeda. Secretly, and without fingerprints, he could provide one of his hidden weapons to terrorists, or help them develop their own. . . .

The world has waited 12 years for Iraq to disarm. America will not accept a serious and mounting threat to our country, and our friends and our allies. The United States will ask the U.N. Security Council to convene on February the 5th to consider the facts of Iraq's ongoing defiance of the world. Secretary of State Powell will present information and intelligence about Iraqi's legal -- Iraq's illegal weapons programs, its attempt to hide those weapons from inspectors, and its links to terrorist groups.

We will consult. But let there be no misunderstanding: If Saddam Hussein does not fully disarm, for the safety of our people and for the peace of the world, we will lead a coalition to disarm him. (Applause.)

Bush, George W. "State of the Union Address." Delivered to a joint session of Congress, 28 Jan 2003. http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/01/20030128-19.html. Accessed: 20 Nov 2003.

Out of the President's own mouth. Please read that last paragraph again. This was the justification given to Congress, this is the justification that was presented to the world's nations, both at the UN and in individual diplomatic contacts in a search for backup, and this is the justification that has failed to intersect with reality in Iraq.

Don is not making a false claim. You are denying documented history, and calling Don a liar. Why?

Regards--
Mary Anne