Unfortunately, the "guy" we have on tape is another "curveball" just like the one who gave us the mistaken "intelligence" about WMDs in the first place. When added to the fact that he has a book out and is apparently trying to generate publicity, one must conclude that this is another in the long list of hoaxes by ex-Iraqis wanting to make a buck. Even the Bush admin, the one group that would trumpet these claims to high heaven if they had any credibility, is not taking this guy seriously. That speaks volumes.
As has been pointed out, the guys story is unbelievable. But maybe we should believe him. Afterall that worked out so well for us the last time.
Don't forget the crucial information gleaned from radio signals transmitted by the CIA to your dental fillings. "While a small number of old, abandoned chemical munitions have been discovered, ISG judges that Iraq unilaterally destroyed its undeclared chemical weapons stockpile in 1991." Why do you retroactively want Saddam to have WMD's basso? You really want him to be able to threaten us in the past? Only a retro-saddam sympathizer would want to increase his power in the past, so that he could retroactively terrorize people. What kind of a sick retro america hater are you?
The "guy" i'm referring to is Saddam, in conversation with his underlings, on the tapes that were excerpted on nightline.
"ISG was unable to complete its investigation and is unable to rule out the possibility that WMD was evacuated to Syria before the war." --Charles Deulfer
"While a small number of old, abandoned chemical munitions have been discovered, ISG judges that Iraq unilaterally destroyed its undeclared chemical weapons stockpile in 1991." Truth hurts if you're a retro-Iraqi weapons proliferation favorer. I can only imagine the amount of browbeating and such that the Admin's paid hacks employed in order to get that line included as a life preserver to try to save some form of face - in other news, I am unable to rule out the possiblility that extraterrerstrial aliens absconded them either - proving negatives are great that way.
"ISG was unable to complete its investigation and is unable to rule out the possibility that WMD was evacuated to Syria before the war." --Charles Deulfer to paraphrase annie oakley, anything you can quote, i can quote bigger
Presumably, there's a dearth of evidence that WMD, or anything else for that matter, has been secreted in your pants.
This is absurd. If you know war is coming, why get rid of your WMDs? It's not like Bush and Blair were going to say, "Hey, he sent them to Syria... our bad," and call the whole thing off. If Saddam was going to retain any power it was going to be through the use of chemical or biological weapons on our troops. Now, we all agree Saddam was a bad guy and a power hungry zealot, yet lo and behold, he sent his one real defense to Syria before being taken out by US forces? No. The most compelling argument against WMD and for our knowledge that Saddam didn't have anything effective is that we massed a bunch of troops in one spot in Kuwait before the invasion. If there were WMD's, that would have been the place to use them... to stop or delay the invasion. Yet none came and not a soul from the President on down to the lowest embed talked about the possibility of WMD's being targeted at the troops as they were preparing for the invasion. Why? Because there were none. In spite of the rhetoric used to get us into this mess, I am certain the administration knew there were no viable WMDs because not even this administration would be so stupid as to group all of our troops into one nice little target if there were.
Too much asian food in general has shocked my system into a permanent state of non-compliance with various international conventions and treaties
you're assuming saddam believed we'd attack, when he clearly didn't. you're also ignoring the many iraqi troops near the kuwati border that were outfitted with WMD protective gear. saddam was playing a double game, even with his own people- he got called on it, and paid the price.
Saddam did pay the price. That has nothing to do with his lack of WMD's. I also don't believe that he never thought we would attack. I believe it was his firm belief that we would attack that kept him offering various deals and ways to monitor his programs.
If he didn't, he was the only one on the planet. I recall our troops finding a few stockpiles of gas masks that dated back to the Iranian War... maybe I recall a few gas masks being found with troops... not sure. Any cite? Also, I'm not sure what your argument is... Saddam didn't think we would invade so his troops were outfitted with gear so he could use WMDs when we did invade?
Word on the street is that the WMD are secreted here: in Shangri La Valley. Saddam and OBL split a time share there, while Elvis and Marilyn own their condo outright.
That makes no sense. If you don't believe the US would attack and you have been able to hide your mondo load of WMD for over 10 years, why would you run them off to Syria when it's the only thing that would have in any way been able to defend the nation if the US did attack? That's dumb. The UN couldn't find them anyway. Why would he super, duper, extra hide them and leave himself vulnerable? You seem to forget that Saddam has gassed women, children, had torture chambers, ordered rapes, killed ten of thousands of his own people, and has done a bunch of other junk that any war supporter would be glad to remind us all about. You think gassing invading, infidel American troops would give him pause? Pffsssshttt... that would have made his damn day.
Unfortunately, the "guy" we have on tape is another "curveball" just like the one who gave us the mistaken "intelligence" about WMDs in the first place. ... Uh...if what Sada says is accurate, then there was no 'mistake', right? Even the Bush admin, the one group that would trumpet these claims to high heaven if they had any credibility, is not taking this guy seriously. That speaks volumes. Not really. Why wake the sleeping giant unless there is irrefutable evidence, esp. WRT this topic?
