Rumsfeld drops his clanger!

[Tricky]

Hmmm, were you this skeptical about that same exact claim when Iraq first made it months before the war?

No. In my innocence, I actually believed that US intelligence had information on the location and nature of WMDs. It is only since the war ended that I have come the realization that we were lied to. Before the war, Iraq was counting on the fact that the inspectors had not found anything significant to forstall the invasion. I guess they were pretty foolish too.

*EDIT* This is directed at all those who scoff at the idea of the Iraqis destroying the weapons just before the bombs dropped, not just Tricky.

What I scoff at is the idea that in such a short time the Iraqis could destroy their WMDs so completely and without a trace, that even the "top brass" cannot point us to where they were. They would have to have been working at this for a long time. Oh wait! Isn't that what we asked them to do?

 

[Jon_in_london]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the US government's excuse for invading that Iraq hadn't destroyed their chemical/biological weapons?

Yup, It was supposed to be a pre-emptive strike. We had to go get them before they rained down on New york and london! I remember blair telling us how saddam had WMD that could be launched against us at 45 mins notice!
He just made that up, obviously, guys a pathological liar!

 

[fsol]

That backtrack in full.

http://billmon.org.v.sabren.com/archives/000172.html

 

[asi_gonia]

Jon, love the title of the post.

Anyway......The real reason for the war is being revealed by the neo-con hawks themselves. Pity that most of the US public couldn't see it coming, when the rest of the world could. However, the feeling that I get is that most pro-war activists (on this board and elsewhere) change there excuses when they see it fit to do so.

Sure, you got rid of Saddam. And replaced it with what ?? Anarchy ?.

Now they have their sites on Iran. Iran supposedly support Al Kaeda fugitives. They supposedly are ready to produce nukes.....yadiyadayadiyadaya.......same ◊◊◊◊ different smell.


Look through the bulls**t people.......

 

[ssibal]

I agree, I do not believe they destroyed the weapons 48 hours before the war just like I did not believe they destroyed them months before. If the U.S. is going to claim that Iraq destroyed the weapons I expect them to provide evidence just like I expeted Iraq to provide evidence, otherwise they should keep searching.

 

[hammegk]

Look through the bulls**t people.......

What plan do you propose? Hey, I know! Greece can get everybody together for a track & field event.

Damn, we already do that don't we? Now what?

 

[dsm]

I agree, I do not believe they destroyed the weapons 48 hours before the war just like I did not believe they destroyed them months before. If the U.S. is going to claim that Iraq destroyed the weapons I expect them to provide evidence just like I expeted Iraq to provide evidence, otherwise they should keep searching.

But wait! Look over here at Iran!

"Here we suddenly discover that Iran is much further along, with a far more robust nuclear weapons development programme than anyone said it had," Mr Powell said on US television.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2835091.stm