[RottiBiz]

The threat posed by these types of facilities was cited by the Bush administration as a reason for invading Iraq, but the installations were left largely unguarded by allied forces in the chaotic months after the invasion.

I believe the NYT's underlying purpose for this article -- to once again blame the President -- can be found in this paragraph.

[SolidRedState]

I believe the NYT's underlying purpose for this article -- to once again blame the President -- can be found in this paragraph.

You got that right. They may as well be saying..."OK Bush didn't lie, he just mucked things up really, really bad."

Of course, it could have been the Ruskies, carting it off to Syria, or Iran.

[hope]

Exactly...It's now convenient for the bastards to say this. Before, they knew they were already gone but, chose to use the "NO WMD's" theme for their campaign against the president.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

The threat posed by these types of facilities was cited by the Bush administration as a reason for invading Iraq, but the installations were left largely unguarded by allied forces in the chaotic months after the invasion. I believe the NYT's underlying purpose for this article -- to once again blame the President -- can be found in this paragraph.

I think you nailed it....somewhat similar to the news reports that always cite how a dangerous SUV caused an accident, without mentioning the dangerous driver.....

Bush was concerned about the driver of the WMD program....