"Facts are stubborn things," Dean said in a statement.

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.....But, he said, "some people have guessed what's in the report and have concluded that going into Iraq was a mistake. I strongly disagree. I think it's naive."

Bush insists his decision to invade Iraq was necessary to deal with a potential threat. But the American public has become increasingly weary of the war in which about 2,700 American troops have died and sectarian violence is rampant.

Democratic National Committee Chairman
Howard Dean said Americans could now decide on the merits of the report, and repeated his party's criticism that the Iraq war had made Americans less safe and in need of a new direction.

"Facts are stubborn things," Dean said in a statement. "Nothing changes the fact that
President Bush's failed leadership and war of choice in Iraq have made us less safe and hampered our ability to fight and win the global war on terror," he said.

(Additional reporting by Steve Holland)

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