The lamest defence I could offer — one used by many supporters of the war as they slam into reverse gear — is that I still support the principle of invasion, it's just the Bush administration screwed it up. … The evidence should have been clear to me all along: the Bush administration would produce disaster.

"After three years, after 150,000 dead, why I was wrong about Iraq". JohannHari.com. March 18, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-01-26.