C) The Iraq War WMD-dossier-fairy told them.
[1] http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/uranium-shipped-to-montreal-fro... [2] http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/10/14/world/middleea...
"Without exception, all of the allegations included within the September Dossier have been since proven to be false, as shown by the Iraq Survey Group."