Marco Rubio Finds A Way Out Of Sticky Iraq Trap

With the dexterity of an acrobat, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) found a way to do what his mentor and likely rival for the White House, Jeb Bush, did not: reconcile his support for the Iraq invasion with the political inconvenience of appearing to support an unpopular war.

Rubio, asked Wednesday whether, knowing what is known now about Iraq, he would have still authorized a war, said absolutely not.

“Not only would I not have been in favor of it, President [George W.] Bush would not have been in favor of...