Marco Rubio: I'd Oppose Iraq War If I Knew What We Know Now
Senator Marco Rubio, a Republican from Florida, exits after speaking during the Leadership Forum at the 144th National Rifle Association (NRA) Annual Meetings and Exhibits at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., on Friday, April 10, 2015. Top Republican contenders for their party's 2016 presidential nomination are lining up to speak at the annual NRA event, except New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Kentucky Senator Rand Paul who were snubbed by the country's largest and most powerful gun lobby.
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Marco RubioSenator Marco Rubio said Wednesday he would have opposed the invasion of Iraq if he knew, as is known now, that Saddam Hussein did not possess weapons of mass destruction.
"Not only would I have not been in favor of it, President Bush would not have been in favor of it," the Republican presidential candidate said after a speech at the Council on Foreign Relations. "President Bush has said he regrets that the intelligence was faulty. I don't think Congress would've voted in favor of authorization if they knew that."