Maybe we should be asking the CIA where the WMD's are. It sounds like this little cabal is capable of tipping Sadam off and even assisting in the hiding or disposal of the weapons. Maybe its time to start looking for double agents.
And, if you remember it wasn't an elite unit (like a SEAL team, ForceRecon, or Green Berets) that captured Saddam. It was a tactical team from the 4th ID. (DISCLAIMER: I'm not saying that soldiers in the 4th ID aren't "elite", but just that is wasn't a SEAL team or some other recognized "elite" unit, per se).
Certainly, they had some intelligence information, but it wasn't as if it it was the aforementioned SEAL team that had to battle their way into a palace to snatch Saddam, actions which are often times the result of CIA-fed information.
One might be forgiven for thinking that the intelligence that was used in the initial strike was flawed, whereas the hard-working soldiers of the 4th ID didn't rely on CIA intelligence but on-the-ground intelligence that, in the end, had them nabbing Saddam.
Perhaps that's no coincidence?
now that is a angle i never thought of. hmmmmmm!
Very good point. At this juncture, I would not be suprised that they did something like this. They are technically traitors so anything goes for then as far as I am concerned.