They may have had time to destroy them, and I don't know the answer.
When you raise issues with the President, try to come away with both that decision and also a precedent. Pose issues so as to evoke broader policy guidance. This can help to answer a range of similar issues likely to arise later.
Within a week, or a month, Saddam could give his WMD to al-Qaeda.
If you try to please everybody, somebody's not going to like it.
When you're skiing, if you're not falling you're not trying.
Keep your sense of humor. As General Joe Stillwell said, 'The higher a monkey climbs, the more you see of his behind'.