[AntiGuv]

Holy crap, did this many people REALLY think that we would find WMDs 5 seconds after we went into Iraq?

Evidently, yes. It appears that most people were led - for whatever reason - to believe that Iraq was bristling with programs and weapons of mass destruction, which if not immediately evident upon occupation, would be divulged by officials & scientists no longer in fear of the Ba'athist regime. In fact, I would venture to say that a majority of people (polls bear this out) had the impression that Iraq not only had WMDs, but would use them against Israel and against our own forces (remember the notorious 'Red Line' around Baghdad).

[Terpfen]

Your sarcasm aside, there's a difference between having WMDs and having them in the open. Iraq had 12 years to learn how to hide the things, and at least 1 year to disperse them outside the country in the event of war. This is an investigation, and investigations take time.