Fact Checks/War & conflict/ReviewThe claim"I said 13 years ago it was a mistake to give the president the authority to go to war if, in fact, he couldn’t get inspectors in Iraq to stop what was thought to be the attempt to get a nuclear weapon. It was a mistake, and I acknowledge that."RatingOpposed war after startReviewed by PolitiFact ↗Original fact check ↗Search related fact checks →Use this record in your application ↗Report a correction ↗