Can the Major say or not say..."we removed All the munitions at Al Quaqua"? Why is that so difficult to say? Was there anything left to loot?
I don't understand why they are pussyfooting at this press conference. Either you're ready to say what happened or your not. If not, don't hold a press conference. There's too much "uhhhs" and "hmmms" here. They look like they are fumbling for words. I say just shut up.
I have to agree with you.
Till they are certain of "what they have learned" they shouldn't be saying anything but we're looking into it or something like that.
I get the impression the Major was not sure exactly
what munitions he removed. Wouldn't he need to know
what type of handling was required for a certain type
of explosives.
I don't hear any big news here.
Can the Major say or not say..."we removed All the munitions at Al Quaqua"? Why is that so difficult to say? Was there anything left to loot?
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Because that's an impossible question to answer. It's an unfair question. You cant prove a negative. You cant "prove" there is nothing left there, you can only state that you searched thoroughly and destroyed all you found.
Journalists might like to state speculation as fact, but this man would only state fact as fact.
I think the key question is whether the answer to the question "is this the HMX that was under seal?" is "yes" 'no' or 'maybe'.
There was 250 tons of HMX and RDX at the facility.
If they destroyed 240 tons of explosives, and what they destroyed was HMX, they got the cache that IAEA was talking about.
END OF STORY.
PS. He destroyed 7,000 tons ... just once unit did this - it shows what a big NON-STORY this is.