[Go Gordon]

But I can't even think of an excuse as to why they've kept this information secret while letting themselves get pummeled.

If you announce that there are WMDs in Iraq, terrorists from all over the middle east would flock to Iraq faster than the 1849 gold rush to California. By essentially stating that there were no WMDs, nobody except the US is actively looking for (and finding) WMDs. Make sense?

[demkicker]

Thanks for some good food for thought. Makes sense!