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Originally posted by 4thTimeLucky
- Why would a regime who knows that it will be destroyed try and get rid of all its chemical weapons? That's like a condemned man using his last phone call to ask his wife to burn his overdue speeding fines.
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- Oh, I don't know... perhaps to make it look like the US had no reason to attack, in the hopes that international pressure will force them to withdraw before Iraq is secure, allowing Saddam to come back again? Not everything is always logical, okay? How's about this: the Iraqi government has denied having WMDs. How stupid would they look if the US forces had found a few on the first day of the war?
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- Why 'really' couldn't a reporter talk to him?
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- Perhaps because the US wants to protect the witness??? Is that so hard to believe?
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- Who would still have either the power or the desire to assasinate one of hundreds of Iraqi scientists?
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- If Saddam had tens of thousands of secret servicemen before the war (and he did), along with massive numbers of Ba'ath party followers, some more loyal than others, and he is planning to return... It is known that he has more than enough money to pay a few hitmen to protect his secrets.
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- Why can't the US military defend such a person?
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- It only takes one bullet, or one bit of poisoned food, to kill an important witness. Your reasoning: Why would key witnesses in trials against the maffia in the US be protected by giving them a new identity; Can't the police protect them???
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- How likely is it that a random scientist would know the bigger picture about dealings with Syria and Al Qaeda?
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- Perhaps it's not a "random" scientist? Perhaps he read some documents, and met some people? Perhaps he worked with these guys? How much more likely is it, that a scientist that has worked on WMD development, knows *more* about this stuff than a random Iraqi bus driver?
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- Why would Hussein help Al Qaede, one of his sworn enemies till the last?
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- Because he wants to hurt the USA, and Al Qaida wants to do that too. Ever heard of the phrase "the enemy of my enemy is my friend?" Someone claiming to be Osama Bin Laden (could be him, of course) actually said that Muslims should help Iraq, even though Iraq is unislamic. For Saddam, the USA is a bigger foe than Al Qaida.
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I'm sure we'll either hear that this guy was a fraud, or that he was indeed correct. Assuming a story is true or false based on one news report is not really the way to deal with this issue.