WMD: search in Iraq ended last month !!! Where are the stockpiles?

[directfiesta]

Search for Banned Arms In Iraq Ended Last Month
September Conclusions to Be Final Word

By Dafna Linzer
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, January 12, 2005; Page A01

The hunt for biological, chemical and nuclear weapons in Iraq has come to an end nearly two years after President Bush ordered U.S. troops to disarm Saddam Hussein. The top CIA weapons hunter is home, and analysts are back at Langley.

In interviews, officials who served with the Iraq Survey Group (ISG) said the violence in Iraq, coupled with a lack of new information, led them to fold up the effort shortly before Christmas.

Four months after Charles A. Duelfer, who led the weapons hunt in 2004, submitted an interim report to Congress that contradicted nearly every prewar assertion about Iraq made by top Bush administration officials, a senior intelligence official said the findings will stand as the ISG's final conclusions and will be published this spring.

President Bush, Vice President Cheney and other top administration officials asserted before the U.S. invasion in March 2003 that Iraq was reconstituting its nuclear weapons program, had chemical and biological weapons, and maintained links to al Qaeda affiliates to whom it might give such weapons to use against the United States.

Bush has expressed disappointment that no weapons or weapons programs were found, but the White House has been reluctant to call off the hunt, holding out the possibility that weapons were moved out of Iraq before the war or are well hidden somewhere inside the country. But the intelligence official said that possibility is very small.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2005Jan11.html





Good. Now we are sure that Iraq is a " safe place "

[BuggyG]

soo.. why am I not suprised about it??

[Joe Citizen]

What Bush actually said about Iraq's 'Weapons of Mass Destruction':

"Right now, Iraq is expanding and improving facilities that were used for the production of biological weapons."

United Nations Address
September 12, 2002

"Iraq has stockpiled biological and chemical weapons, and is rebuilding the facilities used to make more of those weapons."

"We have sources that tell us that Saddam Hussein recently authorized Iraqi field commanders to use chemical weapons -- the very weapons the dictator tells us he does not have."

Radio Address
October 5, 2002

"The Iraqi regime . . . possesses and produces chemical and biological weapons. It is seeking nuclear weapons."

"We know that the regime has produced thousands of tons of chemical agents, including mustard gas, sarin nerve gas, VX nerve gas."

"We've also discovered through intelligence that Iraq has a growing fleet of manned and unmanned aerial vehicles that could be used to disperse chemical or biological weapons across broad areas. We're concerned that Iraq is exploring ways of using these UAVS for missions targeting the United States."

"The evidence indicates that Iraq is reconstituting its nuclear weapons program. Saddam Hussein has held numerous meetings with Iraqi nuclear scientists, a group he calls his "nuclear mujahideen" - his nuclear holy warriors. Satellite photographs reveal that Iraq is rebuilding facilities at sites that have been part of its nuclear program in the past. Iraq has attempted to purchase high-strength aluminum tubes and other equipment needed for gas centrifuges, which are used to enrich uranium for nuclear weapons."

Cincinnati, Ohio Speech
October 7, 2002

"Our intelligence officials estimate that Saddam Hussein had the materials to produce as much as 500 tons of sarin, mustard and VX nerve agent."

State of the Union Address
January 28, 2003

"Intelligence gathered by this and other governments leaves no doubt that the Iraq regime continues to possess and conceal some of the most lethal weapons ever devised."

Address to the Nation
March 17, 2003

[klinton]

they simply dissapeared in the ocean of oil.

[IRQ0]

It's the joke that will never end. The war was never justified and only the lamest of excusses where given to make it seem reasonable. The only question that remains is how is Saddam any worse than Bush?

[sharpx9]

[I Like Chocolate]

iraq was more under control with saddam. put him back in power now. its good to help takeout bad rulers but its not worth risking our soldiers lives to save lives of other people in the world, unless its really a threat.

[Libertine]

Originally Posted by SexualRB

iraq was more under control with saddam. put him back in power now. its good to help takeout bad rulers but its not worth risking our soldiers lives to save lives of other people in the world, unless its really a threat.

Saving lives of other people in the world? Are you fucking kidding me? Have you actually read anything about the effects of this war?

[flashfire]

no surprise here, they did find lots of oil though

[directfiesta]

Originally Posted by Joe Citizen

What Bush actually said about Iraq's 'Weapons of Mass Destruction':

"Right now, Iraq is expanding and improving facilities that were used for the production of biological weapons."

United Nations Address
September 12, 2002

"Iraq has stockpiled biological and chemical weapons, and is rebuilding the facilities used to make more of those weapons."

"We have sources that tell us that Saddam Hussein recently authorized Iraqi field commanders to use chemical weapons -- the very weapons the dictator tells us he does not have."

Radio Address
October 5, 2002

"The Iraqi regime . . . possesses and produces chemical and biological weapons. It is seeking nuclear weapons."

"We know that the regime has produced thousands of tons of chemical agents, including mustard gas, sarin nerve gas, VX nerve gas."

"We've also discovered through intelligence that Iraq has a growing fleet of manned and unmanned aerial vehicles that could be used to disperse chemical or biological weapons across broad areas. We're concerned that Iraq is exploring ways of using these UAVS for missions targeting the United States."

"The evidence indicates that Iraq is reconstituting its nuclear weapons program. Saddam Hussein has held numerous meetings with Iraqi nuclear scientists, a group he calls his "nuclear mujahideen" - his nuclear holy warriors. Satellite photographs reveal that Iraq is rebuilding facilities at sites that have been part of its nuclear program in the past. Iraq has attempted to purchase high-strength aluminum tubes and other equipment needed for gas centrifuges, which are used to enrich uranium for nuclear weapons."

Cincinnati, Ohio Speech
October 7, 2002

"Our intelligence officials estimate that Saddam Hussein had the materials to produce as much as 500 tons of sarin, mustard and VX nerve agent."

State of the Union Address
January 28, 2003

"Intelligence gathered by this and other governments leaves no doubt that the Iraq regime continues to possess and conceal some of the most lethal weapons ever devised."

Address to the Nation
March 17, 2003

What is amazing in US politics:

- Four executive of CBS are fired because they ran a true story based on unreliable and maybe false documents.

Consequence to the US and world: no death, no destruction

- A president and his 3 executives are NOT fired even tough they ran a false story not taking in consideration documents ( from CIA ) proving the contrary.

Consequence to the US and world: near 1500 US deaths, near 100,000 Iraki deaths, 10 000 gravely wounded US soldiers, Iraki families destroyed, country destroyed....


Amazing NO???

Clinton lying about a BJ with Monica: Impeached!

Bush lying about a country and bringing war: Re=elected....

Now let's go see if we see a nipple on TV...

[klinton]

Originally Posted by directfiesta

What is amazing in US politics:

- Four executive of CBS are fired because they ran a true story based on unreliable and maybe false documents.

Consequence to the US and world: no death, no destruction

- A president and his 3 executives are NOT fired even tough they ran a false story not taking in consideration documents ( from CIA ) proving the contrary.

Consequence to the US and world: near 1500 US deaths, near 100,000 Iraki deaths, 10 000 gravely wounded US soldiers, Iraki families destroyed, country destroyed....


Amazing NO???

Clinton lying about a BJ with Monica: Impeached!

Bush lying about a country and bringing war: Re=elected....

Now let's go see if we see a nipple on TV...