What? No WMD in Iraq?

[Nakhui]

Iraq had ended its weapons of mass destruction programs by the mid-1990s and did not pose an immediate threat to the United States before the war,

Bush administration officials likely pushed U.S. intelligence assessors to conform with its view the country posed an impending danger, said one of the authors of the study.

We found nothing," Cirincione said. "There are no large stockpiles of weapons. There hasn't actually been a find of a single weapon, a single weapons agent, nothing like the programs that the

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/01/08/sprj.nirq.wmd.report/index.html



Bush Lied??? How could this be?

[Mickey1992]

We just need more people to do the search, maybe Bush can use some of these illegal immigrant workers he has been talking about.

[-Concho-]

quit picking a fight dude.

[Nakhui]

Originally posted by Mickey1992
We just need more people to do the search, maybe Bush can use some of these illegal immigrant workers he has been talking about.

give them boots and ear plugs... they can stomp around the desert for land mines.

[Boroda]

Funny nickname.

I'll better spell it as "nahooy".

With such a nickname why are you surprised that they always lie?...



Что-то стало мне к вечеру грустно...
И улыбка исчезла в глазах...
Как-то холодно, тихо и пусто -
Настроения нет, суканах...

[Yeager]

So nakhui did you get previously banned or did you decide to take a new identity because you had exceeded your own limit of embarrasement?

And oh yeah....Bush is the Devil.  Bush lies, cheats, kills and steals taxpayers children to die for him in an unjust war so that he may gain personal wealth, or at least Cheney does.  Correct?

[CMC Airboss]

Despite their assertions, they have zero evidence (files, photos, documents) that substantiates the claims from the "Carnegie Endowment for International Peace -- a nonpartisan, respected group that opposed the war in Iraq."  Also lacking was detail concerning which WMD's were destroyed and when.  Also, consider the sources - two entities with agendas that opposed any action in Iraq.

Airboss

[Ripsnort]

Nope, no WMD, but from a tactical point of view, militaristically speaking, it was a brilliant move to take Iraq in the war against terrorism.  Think of it as a "Neighborhood Block Watch" on countries like Syria, Iran, and dare I say...Saudi Arabia..

WTG Bush, brilliant stategist he is!

[Boroda]

Originally posted by Yeager
So nakhui did you get previously banned or did you decide to take a new identity because you had exceeded your own limit of embarrasement?

"Nakhui" is a very sophisticated Russian national folklore spell, used in many cases, one of the meanings expresses the desire to abandon or get rid of something, or to show that the subject isn't worth the attention.

As far as I know the only Russian banned here so far was -am-, and he didn't have such language skills...

[_Schadenfreude_]

Originally posted by Ripsnort
Nope, no WMD, but from a tactical point of view, militaristically speaking, it was a brilliant move to take Iraq in the war against terrorism.  Think of it as a "Neighborhood Block Watch" on countries like Syria, Iran, and dare I say...Saudi Arabia..

WTG Bush, brilliant stategist he is!

This is like..irony right?

[Fishu]

WMD what?  it was all about the iraqi freedom and slaying of a tyrant.

[Saurdaukar]

Originally posted by Nakhui


Bush Lied??? How could this be?

Um... you cant prove that he lied, but thats besides the point.

If Bush lied (you guys love that word dont you) then so did all these fine individuals.

"One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. That is our bottom line."
President Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998

"If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program."
President Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998.

"Iraq is a long way from [here], but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face."
Madeline Albright, Feb 18, 1998.

"We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country."
Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002.

"Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power."
Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002.

"We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and developing weapons of mass destruction."
Sen. Ted Kennedy (D, MA), Sept. 27, 2002.

"In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weap ons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al Qaeda members ... It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons."
Sen. Hillary Clinton (D, NY), Oct 10, 2002.

Tisk, tisk... partisan blindness is curable by very plentiful medication - in most states its called education.

[Mini D]

It's odd the way so many people are searching for WMD in Iraq on the internet.

MiniD

[Nakhui]

Originally posted by Boroda
"Nakhui" is a very sophisticated Russian national folklore spell, used in many cases, one of the meanings expresses the desire to abandon or get rid of something, or to show that the subject isn't worth the attention.

As far as I know the only Russian banned here so far was -am-, and he didn't have such language skills...

Zavul!! Eb tovayu mat'! Na Khui!

Very good! By the way "Na Hooy" - that's how you pronounce it ;P

However.... consult your slang book for it's "real" meaning.

Russian is just one of many languages that I'm illiterate in.

Nope I've never been banned.

Danke!

[Nakhui]

Originally posted by Saurdaukar
Tisk, tisk... partisan blindness is curable by very plentiful medication - in most states its called education.

and those of you that only see partisan here could use a dose of education.

This is not Partisan bias.

I couldn't care less about Democrats, Republicans, libs or conserves.

Bush's Administration stove piped the "intelligence" to suit their point view - rather than gathering the facts and then analyzing the facts and letting the facts speak for them selves.

This is common knowledge among the intel community. Whispered in hushed voices in the hall ways.

Bush took an opinion and then tried to discover facts to support that point of view.

This story actually broke yesterday. I've known about it for a few months now - while it was being written.

More will follow in the up coming weeks.

Evidence for you blind and uneducated people... "official" government documents, transcripts of interviews with intel analysists.  A time line of mistakes... clearly drawn... miscalulations and errors in judgement.

The Congressional Intelligence Committee also has a report coming out soon with their findings based upon their investigation into this matter and intel around 9/11.

This is not partisan... this is not some op-ed.

There are honest people trying to get to the truth of what did the US gov know, when did it know it... and why the intelligence system broke down.

These reviews and scrutinities are part of the governments quality control processes so that the next time there is a national security crisis... an accurate accessment of the situation can be made.