Speaking on Wednesday in Sweden, President Obama acknowledged that faulty U.S. intelligence in the lead-up to the Iraq War is fueling global skepticism of his push for military strikes on Syria.

President Obama: “I’m very mindful of the fact that around the world, and here in Europe in particular, there are still memories of Iraq and weapons of mass destruction accusations, and people being concerned about how accurate this information is. Keep in mind, I’m somebody who opposed the war in Iraq and am not interested in repeated mistakes of us basing decisions on faulty intelligence. But having done a thoroughgoing evaluation of the information that is currently available, I can say with high confidence chemical weapons were used.”