Reply #3: It wasn't a vote for war

[Noisy Democrat]

President Bush explicitly promised that it wasn't a vote for war, in speeches during the run-up to the vote. Numerous Democrats who voted Yes made floor statements making clear that they were not voting for war, except as a last resort, after the President had exhausted all other options.

Afterwards, Republican spinners got to work trying to convince everyone that Congress had "voted for war" -- dumping all Bush's promises down the Memory Hole.

I wish Democrats wouldn't help them in their efforts to re-write history.