Many Americans began to wonder why Bush had invaded Iraq if there were in fact no WMDs there.

许多美国人开始怀疑，如果伊拉克实际上没有大规模杀伤性武器，布什为什么要入侵伊拉克。

Examples of weapons of mass destruction or WMDs would include things like biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons.

大规模杀伤性武器或大规模杀伤性武器的例子包括生物、化学和核武器。

Yet many participants not only continued to believe that WMDs had been found, but they even became more convinced of their original views.

然而，许多参与者不仅继续相信已发现大规模杀伤性武器，但他们甚至更加相信他们的原始观点。

The Bush administration claimed the government of Saddam Hussein was amassing weapons of mass destruction or WMDs, posing a threat to the U.S. and its allies.

布什政府声称，萨达姆·侯赛因政府正积聚大规模杀伤性武器（WMD），对美国及其盟国构成了威胁。

On February 5th, 2003, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell addressed the U.N. Security Council making a case for intervention based on what he said was solid intelligence that Iraq possessed WMDs.

2003年2月5日，美国国务卿科林·鲍威尔在联合国安理会上发言，根据伊拉克拥有大规模杀伤性武器的 “可靠情报”，提出了干预的理由。