Ritter: Iraq 'No Threat'

NewsMax.com ^ | Monday, Nov. 19, 2001 5:30 PM EST | Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff

[Jean S]

NewsMax has reported before how former UN Arms Inspector Scott Ritter has become an apologist for Saddam Hussein's regime.

As the administration has pointed a clear finger at the Iraqi regime for building weapons of mass destruction, Ritter took to the airwaves to pour cold water in the allegations.

Ritter said he had "no doubt" Hussein was building such weapons -- but only up until 1993.

Since then, Ritter told Fox News' John Gibson, Iraq's "determination to acquire such weapons isn't there."

He claimed Iraq's doesn't have the "industrial infrastructure" to build such weapons, and that their number one goal is to have "sanctions lifted."

It all sounds good, but diametrically contradicts what Ritter said in 1996, when he quit the UN team claiming the Clinton administration had not allowed inspectors to do their job.

Ritter's claims don't jibe with claims of the head of Iraq's nuclear weapons program who now believes Saddam has built one or more nuclear devices.

If, as Ritter claims, the Iraqi's had no interest in building such weapons, they would have allowed in UN inspectors, which would have automatically lifted sanctions.

Ritter of all people should know this.

Instead, Hussein has kept the inspectors out, and has lost billions. Hussein obviously believes the weapons are more important than money.

[mewzilla]

Scotty, you've got pods in your cellar.

[wideawake]

Scott Ritter - Stockholm Syndrome? Treason? Or an inability to admit he did a crappy job?

[Dane]

Ritter: Iraq 'No Threat'

And the Pope is Jewish.

[libbylu]

i saw him say this on tv, won't bother to watch him again. he has gotta be nuts, anyone have his famour transcripts from when biden? told him he was talking over his grade?

[Gadsden1st]

I learned long ago to not be surprised at how far some will go in denying reality to keep one's belief and protect a position.

[donozark]

He hasn't been there in FIVE years! How does he know what Sadsack has done?

[riri]

and that their number one goal is to have "sanctions lifted

I am afraid that is total bullhockey. The sanctions provide a nice scapegoat to keep the populace angry at the west and the fury turned away from him and his regime. Additionally, it helps unite him with the lunatics and the moderate lunatics in the Arab world. With the oil for food program and the black market revenue Saddam is doing quite well.

[grimalkin]

Since then, Ritter told Fox News' John Gibson, Iraq's "determination to acquire such weapons isn't there."

ROTFL!!! Where's your head, Mr. Ritter?

[Azzurri]

I heard this Ritter guy say this about two months ago, shortly after the attacks. He was indeed a Saddam apologist. Seemed like he had a dose of brainwashing while in Iraq.

[Republic of Texas]

Somebody has something very bad on Mr. Ritter, wonder who it is and what they have?

[Petronski]

I hope that whoever bought him at least got a receipt, for tax purposes doncha know.

[Petronski]

I hope that whoever bought him at least got a receipt, for tax purposes doncha know.

[BlueHorseShoe]

Laurie Mylroie (sp?) was on Prager a few weeks ago and she said, "he has gone bad" and that he was not even standing behind things now that he has written in his book. Obviously, she disagreed strongly with Ritter. It is obvious to me as well...he isn't living in the real world. Don't know why.

[VRWC_minion]

Maybe he was protecting them by leaving in 1996.

[Doomonyou]

Ritter: Iraq 'No Threat'

Didn't we hear that right before Iraq invaded Kuwait?

[The Magical Mischief Tour]

Ritter is a moron...

Why this man is constantly insisting the Iraq is as harmless as a teddy bear is beyond me.

Could he be doing it just to stir up controversy?

Or is he really that flaming stupid...

[agave]

David Brock, Scott Ritter, and David Schippers must be toking from the same bong.

[exmarine]

Only a nitwit would belive that Saddam is any less evil today than he was yesterday.

[tubebender]

I have heard of drug enforcement officers taking bribes but I just would not beleive Mr Ritter doing anything like that... would he???