Originally Posted by intangible child

"During the collection of chemical weapons for destruction after the 1991 war, Iraq stated that it was not able to locate some 500 chemical munitions."
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.as...14&Cr=iraq&Cr1

It's old news!
http://www.nationalreview.com/pdf/NEGRPONTELETTER.pdf

Nice try.

Originally Posted by Jefferson

Yes, it has been concluded that they were pre-1991 WMDs.
And yes, it has been concluded that they probably would not have worked as designed.

But how did US forces find over 500 chemical weapons in Iraq? I thought they didn't exist?


On the other hand, why didn't Idiot Saddam simply let the UN inspectors do their jobs, as was their demand, and as was the mandate of countless UN Resolutions?

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/0....0qmfazt6.html

Originally Posted by thenewnoise

Besides, I thought the Bush administration had evidence of modern WMD production.

Originally Posted by thenewnoise

I don't think finding 500 run down, unusable chemical weapons is worth the tens of thousands of lives lost. Besides, I thought the Bush administration had evidence of modern WMD production.

Originally Posted by alias

I heard on the news that the nerve gas was very deadly still. Where did you hear that it was unusable?

The Bush administration had the same evidence as the Clinton Administration and you have already seen their quotes. This is too easy.

Originally Posted by thenewnoise

I would oppose the war even if Clinton led us into it.

Here is what I read in the news.

"Offering the official administration response to FOX News, a senior Defense Department official pointed out that the chemical weapons were not in useable conditions."

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,200499,00.html

Originally Posted by alias

Yeah, I read that. I also read this:

1. The weapons are thought to be manufactured before 1991 so they would not be proof of an ongoing WMD program in the 1990s. But they do show that Saddam Hussein was lying when he said all weapons had been destroyed, and it shows that years of on-again, off-again weapons inspections did not uncover these munitions.

Then I read this:

2. This says weapons have been discovered, more weapons exist and they state that Iraq was not a WMD-free zone, that there are continuing threats from the materials that are or may still be in Iraq," said Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., chairman of the House Intelligence Committee.

And then I read this:

3. The official said the findings did raise questions about the years of weapons inspections that had not resulted in locating the fairly sizeable stash of chemical weapons. And he noted that it may say something about Hussein's intent and desire. The report does suggest that some of the weapons were likely put on the black market and may have been used outside Iraq.

4. He also said that the Defense Department statement shortly after the March 2003 invasion saying that "we had all known weapons facilities secured," has proven itself to be untrue.


I especially liked that last one by the same guy you quoted. You must have missed that one, huh!!!