Blair: I have secret proof of weapons

The Observer (U.K.) ^ | 06/01/03 | Gaby Hinsliff, Nick Paton Walsh, and Peter Beaumont

[Dog Gone]

That is certainly intriguing.

[Mike Darancette]

I guess Bush will be able to blame Blair if no WMD are found.

[b4its2late]

Read about this on another thread. Not Blair specifically, but our guys got a few things. Putting a little pressure on the weasals b4 coming clean....

[aristeides]

Paul Wolfowitz, deputy to the US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, suggested last week that WMD were a bureaucratic pretext to start a war.

I don't think that's exactly what Wolfowitz said.

The Observer is the Sunday version of the Guardian, and also very leftist.

[Imal]

I wonder how many times the naysayers will misunderestimate who they are dealing with and realize they are nothing more than pawns in a grand game of strategery.

[Tunehead54]

Prime Minister Tony Blair last night insisted he had secret proof that weapons of mass destruction will be found in Iraq in his strongest signal yet that coalition forces believe they may have begun to uncover leads to Iraq's alleged deadly arms cache.

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Translated: Note to responsible journalists - proof is imminent - - For the rest of the press dolts - go ahead and harp on the lack of WMD proof. Your day of reckoning is near - publish then perish.

[LS]

I have had the weirdest sense for a couple of weeks now that in fact we are FINDING THIS STUFF, BUT CONCEALING THE FACT THAT WE HAVE FOUND IT. I don't know why they would do this, except, possibly, to let the Dems/libs "step in it" again and let the "Where's the weapons of mass destruction?" chant get full voice before springing a boatload of evidence on these people.

Like I say--just a weird feeling.

[PianoMan]

I don't think that's what Wolfowitz really said

What Wolfowitz really said

[gcruse]

Was it Nixon who had a secret plan to win the Vietnam War?
And was it Dukakis who had a secret plan to revive the economy?
Politicians and secret plans go hand in hand, right down the hole.

[Bogey78O]

I'm wondering if this is Bush waiting till late to get credit.

If he pulls out WMD now then the Dems have 18 months to formulate another plan. If he lets them all rail on him now then pulls out his own political WMD and nullifies all their criticism then he'll be a shoe in in 2004.

[FreeReign]

Was it Nixon who had a secret plan to win the Vietnam War? And was it Dukakis who had a secret plan to revive the economy? Politicians and secret plans go hand in hand, right down the hole.

Bush and Blair had a secret plan to win the Iraq war -- and they won the war!

[Prodigal Son]

That is certainly intriguing.

Oh, aye.

High stakes poker doesn't get any better than this.

He's either bluffing or he's holding 4 aces. Could be the Bush/Blair duo are looking to smoke out as many of their detractors as possible. I note that after Robin Cook's incredibly stupid outburst during the war he has been rather silent until a couple of days ago when he brought up the issue of WMD. Some people are just too impatient to keep their powder dry.

I would reckon, if they do know there's proof, Dubya is just waiting to see if he can get any of his potential presidential opponents to start harping about it. If one starts harping and the press gives him mileage, the other candidates are bound to smell the blood and enter the feeding frenzy- hoping to not get left out of the action. Then Dubya shows his cards and wham bam thank you ma'am- all of 'em look like total jackasses.

[Moonman62]

I don't know why they would do this, except, possibly, to let the Dems/libs "step in it" again and let the "Where's the weapons of mass destruction?" chant get full voice before springing a boatload of evidence on these people.

I really doubt that a Leftist like Tony Blair would go along with such a plan, unless he thinks it's worth his own political gain.

[gcruse]

Bush and Blair had a secret plan to win the Iraq war -- and they won the war!

There wasn't anything secret about their plan to invade Iraq.

[Joe Hadenuf]

Bush and Blair had a secret plan to win the Iraq war -- and they won the war!

Secret plan? Compared to the UK and US forces, it was like Mike Tyson fighting Tony Snow.

[Dog Gone]

If the WMD have been spirited out of the country and buried in Syria, as many have suggested, a diplomatic dance could be going on behind the scenes right now.

I'm not sure what's going on, but Blair just decided to raise the stakes in the poker game, and I don't know why he would do that unless he held a winning hand.

In the end, we will know.

[FreeReign]

Was it Nixon who had a secret plan to win the Vietnam War? And was it Dukakis who had a secret plan to revive the economy? Politicians and secret plans go hand in hand, right down the hole.

Bush and Blair had a secret plan to win the Iraq war -- and they won the war!

There wasn't anything secret about their plan to invade Iraq.

You switch context of the word plan to suit your need.

Everybody knew that Nixon had a plan to win the Vietnam War. It was the specifics of the plan that was secret. Likewise everybody knew that Blair and Bush planned to invade Iraq. It was the specifics of the plan that was secret.

Why don't you quit play cute word games and come right out and say that you don't believe Blair and Bush have secret information abount WMD finds in Iraqi?

[FreeReign]

Secret plan? Compared to the UK and US forces, it was like Mike Tyson fighting Tony Snow.

You too -- see post #19.