Jeff Merkley (D-OR) - Based on the information available at the time of the invasion of Iraq, was it justified?

Merkley "opposed the war from the start"

From Merkley's website:

Opposed the War from the Start

Jeff Merkley opposed George Bush's Iraq policy from the beginning. He called for bold diplomatic efforts before pursuing military strategy. Two days after the war began in 2003, Jeff Merkley gave a speech in the Oregon House calling for a critical of Bush’s strategy:

“Colleagues, I have not been and am not today persuaded that Iraq was a significant threat to the United States or that the war we fight today is the best strategy to fight terrorism or the wisest application of our superpower resources.”