It blames the sanctions for Iraq's woes, not Hussein's behavior (which IS, after all, WHY the sanctions are in place).
And the question is, "Where did the moneybags guy come up with $400 kilobucks?" Most people don't have that kind of money lying around. Does this "Iraqi-American" draw a second paycheck from the Mukhbarat?
Okay, so a little compassion makes the guy a traitor.
He argues Saddam's case. He's a lying sack of fecal material.
Whatever. Flame me all you want.
No problem.
I still think the man deserves to be heard.
He's been heard. Now he needs to load-test a rope with his neck.
He quit the inspections team because it became more about espionage and less concerned with discovering what exactly Saddam had and where it was.
The latter IS the definition of espionage, idiot!
Good grief, are you a registered voter?
A complete 180 degree turn. No good reason given for the turn except to pretty much deny that he did turn ... but I remember hearing him and what he talked about back then.
Sorry, he has no credibility with me.
The reasons could be varied ... but he is the one holding that card and he has not given a credible one to date as far as I am concerned. The 400K is plenty disturbing as for me.
The plight of the Iraqi children rests on Saddam's head and the people there, not ours. If the Iraqi people feel so terrible (and they could well), then they need to risk the consequences and through the bastard out ... civilly if they can, violently if they must. If our vital interests are threatened, then we will do it ourselves ... should have done so over ten years ago IMHO, the UN be damned.
Are you really this naive? Do you think Ritter was?