Why the world did not know about WMD in Iraq

Townhall ^ | 11/18/2014 | Carter Andress

[Trapped Behind Enemy Lines]

The last thing the MSM would ever want to admit was that GWB was ever right about anything or that BHO was ever wrong about anything.

[caligatrux]

The uranium operation caused us, as usual, to rent trucks from the surrounding tribes with comprehensive war-loss insurance (meaning if a truck got blown up then the owner took the loss).

This in turn caused the tribes to look outwards on the convoy movements to protect their expensive tractor trailers instead of inwards—searching for a chance to attack.

Capitalism wins again.

[DoughtyOne]

So the cooler heads did prevail.

I have criticized Bush on a number of issues. I have never criticized him for his actions in Iraq. Hussein was a blustering fool, capable of doing just about anything.

Thank heaven that yellow-cake no longer remains in Iraq.

[DoughtyOne]

And Bush rightly deserves kudos for that fact!

[boycott]

I believe our intelligence community had no problems throwing Bush under a bus.

I believe most in the FBI, CIA, NSA, etc. lean more democrat. They benefit from bigger government. They’re part of it. It’s in their self-interest.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Why the world did not know about WMD in Iraq

They stuck their fingers in their ears and sang, "Lalalalala I can't hear you! Lalalalalalala.."?

About the only way you could not know about it.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

” The uranium operation caused us, as usual, to rent trucks from the surrounding tribes with comprehensive war-loss insurance (meaning if a truck got blown up then the owner took the loss).”

This makes no sense to me and it one of those odd sentences that frankly calls the premise and thus the conclusion of the article into question. Unless I am completely misunderstanding it.

If the (Iraqi) owner of a truck or trailer takes the loss (of a destroyed truck/trailer) there IS NO insurance. So...(the article says) the owners of the trucks sought to “look out for”, or even “defend against” Al Queda attacks.....? Really? You mean, if elements of Al Queda found an Iraqi helping US forces with his truck(s) they wouldn’t blow his brains out? So...he’d do that for some money, right? And some tribal dude is going to venture away from his ‘hood and keep watch over his truck?

And further...if WMDs were found, and clearly some were and some weren’t, why not spread disinformation as to WHERE they were found and thus use them as potential “bait” to lure terrorists interesting in grabbing them from a false location? Wouldn’t *you* do that if you found something you didn’t want to fall into the hands of people you were otherwise eagerly trying to kill?

Sorry, smells funny.

[donna]

Yet President Bush and his advisors chose to protect the troops and the mission rather than score political points back on the war’s second front, the American body politic.

It doesn't make any sense.

Why wouldn't Pres. Bush tell the public the story after the mission was competed?

I think the new-world-order elites, like the Bushes, don't believe it is any of our business and if they need our votes they can always threaten us with the "greater evil candidate" at election time. It always works.

[caligatrux]

” The uranium operation caused us, as usual, to rent trucks from the surrounding tribes with comprehensive war-loss insurance (meaning if a truck got blown up then the owner took the loss).”

This makes no sense to me and it one of those odd sentences that frankly calls the premise and thus the conclusion of the article into question. Unless I am completely misunderstanding it.

If the (Iraqi) owner of a truck or trailer takes the loss (of a destroyed truck/trailer) there IS NO insurance. So...(the article says) the owners of the trucks sought to “look out for”, or even “defend against” Al Queda attacks.....? Really? You mean, if elements of Al Queda found an Iraqi helping US forces with his truck(s) they wouldn’t blow his brains out? So...he’d do that for some money, right? And some tribal dude is going to venture away from his ‘hood and keep watch over his truck?

You have to read it in context with the first sentence of the next paragraph:

This in turn caused the tribes to look outwards on the convoy movements to protect their expensive tractor trailers instead of inwards—searching for a chance to attack.

These tribes he is talking about control their territories. No one comes into their areas and carries out attacks without their help. So, you put the tribes on the hook for any damage that occurs to their trucks and -- voila -- magically, no one tips off the bad guys about these convoys, and no terrorists come blow them up.

These tribes know who Al Quaeda is and they know what it is up to, and they know it has money. If the tribe rents a truck to the US Army and gets a big insurance policy on it as part of the deal, then it can just tip off AQ, get a pay-day from them, and then collect the insurance money after AQ attacks.

Even in terrorism: follow the money.

[exnavy]

It was “classified” as well. No one was at liberty to talk freely about classified information.

[dragnet2]

GWB was ever right about anything

Wow...

Were you not the same one who yesterday described yourself as a "Real Republican"?

[ElectionInspector]

Sorry, smells funny.

....actually stinks to high heaven. The secrecy was likely more due to the source of all the WMD being Carlisle Group buddies of GHWB and all his CIA friends. CIA working for their own benefit and profit since 1950....

ymmv

[what's up]

So...(the article says) the owners of the trucks sought to “look out for”, or even “defend against” Al Queda attacks.....? Really? You mean, if elements of Al Queda found an Iraqi helping US forces with his truck(s) they wouldn’t blow his brains out?

The 2 parts of your statement are contradictory. The first is correct and it doesn't "mean" the 2nd.

Simply put...the incentive to keep tight lips and tight watch over one's own truck was great. And it seems to have worked.

[caligatrux]

Why wouldn't Pres. Bush tell the public the story after the mission was competed?

Because it was still there, in Iraq, even after he left office, and there were still plenty of bad guys who would want to get it. Hell, some of it is still there.

I'm not necessary trying to defend the decision not to say anything, but if you accept the premise that it was kept secret to help keep it hidden, then it makes sense that they would have kept quiet about it until they moved it out of there.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Let the records show that Bush was right about WMDs in Iraq but chose to keep quiet for the greater good of the mission.

[what's up]

believe our intelligence community had no problems throwing Bush under a bus.

well this sure was true of Wilson/plame.

Wilson felt free to say what he wanted about yellow cake because he knew Bush would be tight lipped in order to protect the convoy routes.

[5th MEB]

Any body who thought, claims, or still believes there were no WMDs in Iraq is either very stupid or has an agenda of their own.
Hear that you Dem/prog/libs; you stupid bastards!

[DoughtyOne]

I can believe that.

Can you imagine the Obama/Biden team under those circumstances?

[wordsofearnest]

And who knows what left Iraq and went to Syria.