[My2Cents]

W-S, I really like your theory posted earlier today that the whole WMD thing may have been a scam perpetrated by Saddam and his allies in the international community to keep sanctions in place, as they were all getting filthy rich on the Oil-for-Food gravy train. That would explain why all major European intelligence agencies (e.g., France, Germany, Russian) said that Saddam had WMDs. The CIA didn't have any agents on the ground in Iraq, so what did we know? Your articulation of it was the first time I'd ever heard the theory.

Again, it may very well be that the WMD situation in Iraq prior to Operation Iraqi Freedom can only be understood and explained in relation to Oil-for-Food.

[Wolfstar]

Again, it may very well be that the WMD situation in Iraq prior to Operation Iraqi Freedom can only be understood and explained in relation to Oil-for-Food.

Yes, and unfortunately, getting to the bottom of the whole stinking pile may not be possible. Many of the big players are not accountable to our laws -- in fact, to no laws other than those of their own countries of origin. Those of us who think of ourselves as conservatives must learn this lesson very, very well. The ever metastasizing pseudo-world government the Left (mostly Euro-Left) is building is a grave danger.

[piasa]

We had people in Iraq- and Iran- in the late 90s keeping tabs on sites and shipments within those countries, between those countries, and between other countries. It wasn't all done by satellite, either.