Shouldn't you put "defected" into quotation marks? After all, Russia has been the driving force behind Iraq's military, weapons and intel. apparatus ever since the advent of Saddam Hussein.
I posit our "rush to war" [fourteen months, preceded by truck-mounted lighted signs WE'RE COMING! HIDE OR MOVE YOUR WMDs!] was not quite rushed enough--
--that the WMDs were a) buried; b) dumped in rivers; c) moved [Syria, Iran] before we arrived.
To be sure, disinformation abounds--it's that "wilderness of mirrors" thing.
Certain evidence still demands explanation: an entire undetected lower level to the uranium facility, undetected by the so-wonderful inspectors and IAEA.
The Mr. Frostee trucks--except that they weren't dual-use (i.e., good for bioweapons, bad for ice cream).
Ken Alibeck defected: he's described the 60,000 personnel and tens of sealed sites of the Biopreparat program, insisting it was never dismantled.
I don't think it's in dispute that Russia armed Saddam even after our invasion--and may have move WMDs to Syria.
A good source is Bill Gertz, Treachery: How America's Friends and Foes are Arming Our Enemies, Crown, 2004.
That is an interesting thought too.
Ever read about Operation Paperclip?
In light of this, now what do you think?