Saddam may have wanted a nuclear program, but it's the same thing as me wanting to marry supermodel Gisele Bündchen. It was completely infeasible.
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Do you think he had a nuclear weapons program?
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You can call it a nuclear program, but without the necessary funds, connections, and capability to produce any kind of nuclear weapon you might as well call it an "I wish" program.
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Do you think he was waiting to reinstitute his nuclear weapons program?
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He was going to die of old age before the UN stopped inspecting Iraq.
infeasible.
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Do you think he never had a nuclear weapon program?
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In the 80s, yes, but it was stopped and (as host posted) the nuclear material was stored and checked once a year.
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Do you think he never had any intent of having a nuclear weapon program?
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Do any of these questions strike you as a bit redundant?
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Do you think that even if he had a nuclear weapon he would not have been a threat?
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Anyone with a nuclear weapon is a threat. He didn't have the military infrastructure to develop a delivery system to hit even Europe, let alone the US. Israel? I dunno.
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What do you think Sadaam was doing with all the "oil for fod" money he was stealing?
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Several things. First off, it's extremely expensive to maintain dictatorial control of a country. Second, his lifestyle and the lifestyles of his close family and friends was quite extravagant and required vast amounts of wealth to maintain. Third, the regular attempts on his life required very complex security measures from doubles to well trained personal guard.
If your argument is "he had lots of money therefore he was not only seeking but could probably get nuclear weapons" you've skipped a few steps.
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And, do you think that regardless of the answers to the previous questions, that Bush just lied and manipulated intelligence simply to go to war with Iraq?
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That depends on one's definition of a lie. My definition includes lies of omission, which Bush is clearly guilty of.