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Originally Posted by daswig
They're under seal from an international agency from right after the cease-fire, they have the manifests of what's in there, but because of the way it was stored, they're more than slightly concerned about how to get it all out safely.
FYI, their inventory was supposed to be destroyed according to the cease-fire, but apparently they didn't get around to it.
this is the full text of page 78 of Section 3 of the Duelfer Report, available at
http://www.foia.cia.gov/duelfer/Iraqs_WMD_Vol3.pdf
Pay special attention to the bold, italicized part that's separated. |
Thanks for the link.
My comment was partly tongue-in-cheek, but the main point I was trying to make was that we all know Iraq had WMD. The issue people seem to have (including me, who actually supported the invasion initially!!) was the complete rubbish that Bush and Blair spouted about "current" (or contemporaenous if you will) programs and imminent threats to the US and UK safety.
Perhaps it was because of faulty intelligence. Perhaps it was because Bush & Co
wanted to invade anyway, so they were more likely to rely upon faulty intelligence. Who knows? I'm not one of the ones who believe Bush willfully and conspiratorially misled the people. I just think he turned a blind eye when he should have been more careful. That, or he's just plain stupid.
Mr Mephisto