CNN.com - Ex-Iraq inspector: Prewar intelligence failure 'disturbing'

Kay told the senators that the intelligence he had seen before the war indicated Saddam had banned weapons and that France and Germany -- countries that had opposed the war -- had stated that the Iraqi dictator possessed such weapons.
"It turns out we were all wrong, and that is most disturbing," Kay said.
Kay said that while it was "theoretically possible" large stockpiles of chemical or biological weapons could be found in Iraq, the prospect was "highly unlikely."
He said he did not believe that anyone had pressured intelligence officials to conclude that Saddam's government had banned weapons.