Posted on 03/11/2006 12:24:01 PM PST by wagglebee
What is not said in this article is "WHEN" they were moved. And remember, we said we knew where they were.
I wonder what WND pays.
Assuredly most of the WMDs are still well hidden IN Iraq. Saddam may have outsourced some of his nuclear program to Libya, but he would not let his biol and chem weapons get away. The Russians had many other things to move out (under the OBVIOUS watchful eyes of our satellites) than Saddam's WMDs. The WMDs are most likely in southern Iraq in those bunkers that one would have to divert rivers and canals to open.
As far as Saddam's plans to attack the United States, it was by surrogate only. Very dangerous.
Sady the american public in general could care less. Bush lied , people died. thats all most morons remember. Facts just ruin the fun
20% of people know about Saddam's tapes? OMG
Things are worse than I thought. Much worse. Please folks - can't we get some activism going on this site and make calls to our Congressmen and encourage them to discuss these tapes publicly?
Oh - but we don't want to offend poor Russia! Why, Putin might even cry or something!
Remeber that "retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Thomas McInerney has been quoted as believing the Bush administration needs Russia's involvement now in halting Iran's rush toward nuclear armament and so must resist information damning to Russia."
Really, where's your sense of diplomacy?
You said -- "I'm also a little curious in all of this. Remember how Putin revealed that Saddam Hussein had plans to attack the United States and US targets post-9/11? Why would he come public with this knowing that eventually he would probably be busted for helping smuggle weapons out of the country? And why would he allow weapons to be smuggled out of the country in the first place?
This might have been a sort of a deal worked out with the U.S. and Russia. It could have been something explicit -- or maybe something implicitly allowed by the U.S. It could have been that Russia may have wanted to cover up some involvement in those WMD and helped Saddam Hussein get them out of the country and over to Syria -- with the U.S. knowing that this was going on -- but not wanting to say anything about it.
This way the U.S. troops would not be facing any WMD during the invasion. And also the U.S. may have tracked them, as they left the country and went into Syria, so that they could follow up later, after things settled down in Iraq and at such a time as they want to go after Syria.
So, perhaps the reason why the U.S. Administration has not made a strong case for the fact that the WMD was really there in Iraq, is because then they would be required to explain where they are now. Perhaps the U.S. does not want the "cat out of the bag" as to the fact that they know exactly where the WMD is now. They want the WMD to stay in place, in Syria, until such a time as they are ready to "move on it."
I think that's much more plausible a scenario in explaining this whole thing with WMD in Iraq (and Russia's involvement and why the U.S. does not seem to be making a big deal out of the fact that they were actually there).
Just my idea about the whole thing.
Regards,
Star Traveler
You said -- "I just wish the Bush would go on prime time TV and announce this to the entire world."
There are reasons for leaving it the way it is right now. And I think, since that Bush Administration is *not* bellowing this out to the world -- shows that there *are reasons* why it does not want the world to really pay attention to this fact.
I think they have always known where they have been, and are waiting for another time to deal with them.
See post #53.
Regards,
Star Traveler
That's an interesting theory, I think you may be on to something.
mmmmmmmmmmmmm you got me thinking.
And just perhaps Mr. Bush doesn't care to offend his friends in Syria for whatever reasons.
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It is maddening hence the President must have more compelling reasons for not doing so than our wishes.
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Another History Channel coup...
The Man Who Predicted 9/11: RICK RESCORLA, ..R.I.P.
http://www.RickRescorla.com
http://www.armchairgeneral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24361
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