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Originally posted by UnseenWorld
One extremely compelling reason is that both both biological and chemical weapons tend to work better on warmer weather, not to mention that the suits required for protection can themselves become lethal to the wearer when the ambient daytime temperatures drift up into the 100's. THAT is why it couldn't wait three more months, and besides what kind of person would actually believe that Saddam would wake up one morning in the next three months and stop playing his shell game, saying "Okay you got me: here is where my WMD's are"...a smart person or a dumb one?
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No one was saying Saddam was going to give up his weapons. It was about trying to get more concensus, to try and convince more of the international community that going in was the right thing to do. If the US had more patience and shown some respect they would have added a lot more legitimacy to the invasion.
What you're saying about chemical and biological weapons being more effective in the heat is just untrue. They are LESS effective. Increased temperatures increase the evaporation rate of chemical weapons, and the UV light increases degradation of biological agents..