I remember that and the theory was given some juice when Woodward's first book came out "But at War".
In the book somewhere is a quote from Cheney who is talking to Rice and someone else that says something to the effect:
"No, we can't discuss that yet because we're not anywhere near ready to go there". It was even more interesting than that and I'm sorry I've forgotten so many details.
But it was as though they knew their words were being recorded, which they were, and we weren't in a position to take on Saddam yet.
Anyway, there are lots of articles and links on FR that the silica (sp?) used in the anthrax was so sophisticated that even our labs couldn't reproduce it and that Iraq was the only country known to be able to make airborne anthrax like the kind put in those letters.
Thank you for your reply to my post, and thanks again for all the great links!!
In a perfect world (Mine!!) my above post would be the sole reason for GWB's 9-11-2006 address to the nation.
They could put the dem "response" on PPV, at their mass vein opening ceremony.