Both the Conservatives and Lib Dems want an independent inquiry, headed by a judge, into the pre-war intelligence.

BBC: Iraq weapons 'unlikely to be found'

Last week, they forced a rare closed meeting of the Senate to look into foot dragging over investigating pre-war intelligence.

ECONOMIST: The administration welcomes back Iraq's Adenauer

As the post-war situation deteriorated, and the pre-war intelligence Chalabi supplied about Saddam's weapons of mass destruction did not pan out, the relationship soured.

CNN: Chalabi suspected of giving U.S. secrets to Iran