The quote below comes from Secretary of State Colin Powell in 2003 in a speech to the United Nations regarding weapons of mass destruction in Iraq:
"Ladies and gentlemen, these are not assertions. These are facts, corroborated by many sources, some of them sources of the intelligence services of other countries."

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,77676,00.html

Why did Powell say in 2005 that this speech would always be a "blot" on his record?

Question

The quote below comes from Secretary of State Colin Powell in 2003 in a speech to the United Nations regarding weapons of mass destruction in Iraq:
"Ladies and gentlemen, these are not assertions. These are facts, corroborated by many sources, some of them sources of the intelligence services of other countries."

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,77676,00.html

Why did Powell say in 2005 that this speech would always be a "blot" on his record?

ashy98 · Answer

A.)The United Nations did not support the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
B.) The United States was unable to prevent Iraq from using weapons of mass destruction.
C.) The intelligence information that he presented in the speech turned out to be false.
D.) The intelligence information that he presented in the speech was not shared with other nations.