If it wasn't the missing stuff, it's because it was already gone. He doesn't need to be an expert to know that he destroyed what he did find.
He said over and over that it was plastic explosive. From what I've read about RDX and HMX, they are powders that must be bound with a plasticizing agent in order to be shaped and used. The major doesn't give a s*** what kind of plastic explosive it was. And the reporters totally ignored the point that the seals they are referring to, those orange diamonds, are on more than just RDX and HMX.
No it does not. The US military was in the process of cleaning out this facility. Remember, before this Pentagon briefing, The MSM implied that nothing was being done. That was the point of the briefing. If the Major came out and said yes we remove RSX, the MSM would demand proof. The major was creditable to me.
You've nailed it. The point was, they had people in there to search for these kinds of weapons. They had ABSOLUTELY THE RIGHT PEOPLE looking for and removing munitions from the site.
You don't just miss 380 tons of high explosives because it's tucked in a dark corner.
I think there is an easy answer to the fact that the Major did not see the seals. Don't forget that both the 3rd infantry division and 101st airborne had been through this area and had probably broken the seals to take a look. Alternatively, Saddam's men broke the seals and went inside or tried to. The seals are really a non-issue.