Posted by mike13 on January 22, 2005, at 0:58:48
In reply to Re: WMD-ception, posted by AuntieMel on January 13, 2005, at 14:09:03
> Background: I'm not a supporter of the invasion.
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> But: A reasonable person could have concluded that he did have weapons. After all, it is known that he did have them at one point, and wouldn't let inspectors in. It certainly reeked of him hiding something.
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> It turns out he probably was hiding something - that he *didn't* have them. Folks from the inside said he wanted to maintain the 'illusion' that he had them so his neighbors would stay afraid.
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> A twist that the best mystery novelist probably wouldn't have thought of.
Sorry that's wrong....the inspectors were given access to every single site in Iraq.. there was very little defiance from Saddam Hussien.. I could back up my statements with links if you want..Bush suddenly kicked out the inspectors despite them making progress....if they wanted to confirm that the weapons were there they could have easily done so..
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