Long ago on this board I stated that NO MATTER WHAT WE FIND in IRAQ it would fall short of the HYPED WMD'S that the entire news media cackled about before the start of the war. What we have already found lies bare the claim they had NO WMD.
Active programs are NOT enough. Empty shells and missle payloads designed for Bio/Chem agents are not enough, defectors who worked on the programs are NOT enough. Nothing less then a fully loaded missle with an active Nuclear warhead pointed at Isreal would shut down the news media about our failure to find MASSIVE amounts of WMD.
It has to be massive amounts ALSO, even though a very small amount of certain agents can kill hundreds of thousands that FACT is lost on the public due to our several UN presentations designed to cover Tony Blair's hind quarter.
Because to the media and the Democrats, WMD seems to be shorthand for "functioning nuclear warheads". Unless we find them - in silos, ready to launch, and aimed at Tel Aviv or London, the game of "well, that doesn't really count" will continue.
It didn't weigh enough.
It has to weigh in at a minimum of 12 tons, to count as WMD's.
It also has to have the potential to wipe out half of the population.