"President George W Bush has said his re-election has vindicated his administration's policy on Iraq.
Mr Bush said there was no need to hold any of his officials accountable for mistakes or misjudgements in pre-war planning or managing the aftermath.
In an interview in Sunday's Washington Post he said that his re-election was an "accountability moment".
The publication of the interview comes as Mr Bush prepares for the start of his second term on Thursday.
The newspaper asked Mr Bush why no-one had been held responsible for wrong information about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq or mistakes made after the US-led war.
"Well, we had an accountability moment, and that's called the 2004 election," he replied.
"And the American people listened to different assessments made about what was taking place in Iraq, and they looked at the two candidates, and they chose me, for which I'm grateful."
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Hmmmmm....dead people voting, Diebold machines, votes for Kerry just tossed..yeah,
real mandate Bushy...LOLOLOL.....