PRETORIA (Reuters) - President Bush defended his justification for the Iraq war on Wednesday even as the White House said it had been a mistake to accuse Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) of trying to buy African uranium.
"I am absolutely confident in the decision I made," Bush told a news conference with South African President Thabo Mbeki. "There's no doubt in my mind that when it's all said and done the facts will show the world the truth."
The White House has acknowledged that Bush misspoke earlier this year when he said the Iraqi leader tried to buy uranium from Niger in West Africa as part of a program to develop weapons of mass destruction.
The United States and its British allies cited such weapons as justifying war against Saddam, though they have found no evidence of them in Iraq since toppling him.
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