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Originally posted by Webby
theKing:
Don't blame the UN/IAEA cos some assholes then made assumptions/interpretations on data.
The UN/IAEA is not the spy agency for the US - never has been. This was part of the problem with weapons inspections in Iraq - the US was getting in the fucking way as usual.
The UN/IAEA are not "US employees" or "advisors" - they represent the international community and answer to the international community.
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The UN Inspectors that were in Iraq from '91 to '98 discovered...and in some instances were supplied with information by Iraqi people that involved WMD and WMD materials. They destroyed many thousands of rounds of Artillary/Mortar rounds that contained WMD materials...they destroyed tons of Chemical and Biological WMD materials...upon leaving Iraq they reported that they had destroyed approximately 95% of Iraqs WMD's and WMD materials as well as equiptment to produce same. It was the remaining 5% that became an issue as well as Iraq's abilitity to re-constitute its WMD facilities and the knowledge that they had to reconstitute weapons and materials.
BTW the United States is not only a member of the UN but is the major financial supporter of the UN...thus is a well known member of the international community.
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On the eve of this latest adventure into Iraq, there is little doubt that IAEA were more than aware of the actual situation in Iraq and had little doubt that Saddam would not be using any "problem material" in the course of this invasion.
As for the Powell "evidence" to the UN was already known to have no factual basis. Hell.. I even knew this shit - it was all over the world media and old news already discounted. Again.. a credibility problem.
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British intel...French intel...German intel...Russian intel...Israeli intel and US intel were all in agreement that Iraq possessed WMD/WMD materials...thus the 15 to zero vote by the UN Security Counsel for Resoultion 1441. We now know that President Putin informed the US that Iraq was planning for an attack on the US. I repeat all of the above intel agencies concurred and have not stepped away from that concurrence.
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It's just that the US did not care to listen.... there were other issues, - like the "liberation" with troops being greeted with flowers and other issues at that time, such as the well-being of "the women of Afghanistan". :-)
BTW... What happened to these "women of Afghanistan" where there was so much love and concern for?? They are not doing too well and neither are the women of Iraq....
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Just a few days ago I watched a documentary about the women/girls of Afghanistan and according to the documentary...in gereral the women are faring very well...in dress...in education...in entertainment and many of them have their own businesses created with the help of US orgs as well as others...and some are becoming politcal. They are no longer being stoned...they are no longer being executed.