They have already found traces in the Euphrates where WMD's were dumped just prior to the invasion. Yes, things will be found, but you must remember that there was plenty of time to hide this stuff. I wasn't that worried about it being used on our military because I was aware of how much the Iraqi people wanted out from under Saddam's thumb and the leaflet drops gave them plenty of information on what would happen if it was used.
Most of those in high places knew very well that we would win, and they knew that there would be war crime tribunals. I don't think Saddam knew of the disposal of a lot of the stuff.
Unlike a lot of people, I didn't expect we would walk in and find the stuff in days. It'll take months to put together the clues but we will find them and we will find the people who made them.
I believe that Saddam was well on the way to developing a nuclear device and given a few years would have been there.
I have no connections to Iraq or to the middle east, but I have been sickened by what went on under the noses of the world. This "It's all about oil" crap is a cop out (and about 40 years old). Anyone who believes that we can allow that area to fester is a fool. There is NO oil in Afghanistan but we had to clean out that rats nest as well.
We can't force democracy on those people, but we can give them the opportunity. What they do with that opportunity is their business as long as it doesn't threaten us. I hated what happened on 9-11 and I don't want to go through anything even remotely like it ever again. I don't care what it costs, I don't care what we have to do, but I refuse to stand by and wait for another incident to come to us. We're doing what has to be done.
They have already found traces in the Euphrates where WMD's were dumped just prior to the invasion.I'm not sure whether this is "dumped" material or poor manufacturing practices that allowed material to leech into the water system during the manufacturing process. I don't think you can date such material and I certainly won't deny that such manufacturing existed in the past, especially during the Iran/Iraq conflict. But I don't believe any experts have given an analysis whether it specifically came from "dumped" to be hidden material or whether the pollution existed as part of the manufacturing process.
I wasn't that worried about it being used on our military because I was aware of how much the Iraqi people wanted out from under Saddam's thumb and the leaflet drops gave them plenty of information on what would happen if it was used.
If this material was deployed during the intitial buildup prior and during our offensive, then it would be next to impossible to hide or destroy the material. I don't think it ever was going to be used against us, either by Saddam or if those under Saddam's thumb decided not to use it.I don't think Saddam knew of the disposal of a lot of the stuff.
Such hiding in a short period of time would have put the material very close to either where it was manufactured or being warehoused. Also, this doesn't address the nuclear program. That is neither portable nor easy to hide.