This is what we KNOW. The material was removed between March 8 and May 27. Either while we had the site under serious surveillance, or after the 3rd ID made initial contact with the site. While the latter is worse, neither of those scenarios makes a particularly favorable statement about our capabilities and our actions.
As far as what I believe - lots of caches have been left unattended. We know, for example, that the primary nuke material site (Al Tuwaitha sp?)was looted AFTER we 1st got there. Why would this one get better treatment than that one?
I just don't take the UN's account as fact anymore. You apparently do. The UN gave wrong intel back to us and lied in order to protect Saddam. Try and prove me wrong when 'oil for food' has been reported as fact and France vetoed at the Sec. Council after being bribed by Saddam.
Whose side are you on lugsoul?