Senator reports success in hunt for WMD

Associated Press ^ | 07/03/03 | LIBBY QUAID

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Bush administration and the U.S. intelligence community have had some success in finding Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Thursday.

Sen. Pat Roberts told reporters on a telephone conference call that he couldn't go into detail because the news is classified.

"It's classified information now — I am urging the administration and the intelligence community to make at least portions of that public," the Kansas Republican said. "We've had some success; I'm sorry I can't go into detail about that."

Roberts traveled this week to Iraq and the Middle East with members of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

When Congress returns from its Fourth of July holiday recess next week, Roberts will continue Intelligence Committee hearings into prewar intelligence on Iraq's weapons program and whether the Bush administration manipulated the information.

At issue is the administration's failure, so far, to find the Iraqi weapons. Roberts, already a staunch defender of the U.S. intelligence community, defended the White House.

"It's going to take some time to uncover Saddam Hussein's weapons programs, and let me emphasize the term `programs'," Roberts said. "This was a program designed to be hidden, hidden by people who knew what their fate would be if they revealed it."

"You can't dig up every rosebush in Iraq," Roberts added. "We need people who are familiar with the program to show us where they are hidden."

Copyright 2003 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

[MJY1288]

The democrats better stock up on Brawney paper towels, because they're gonna need them to wipe all the egg off their faces

[Gabrielle Reilly]

Thanks.

Senator Pat Roberts said several weeks ago at a meeting in Kansas that he personally suspected they had either been removed from the country or they were underground. He does not doubt if they exist and reminded us it took six months to find them in the last war. They never expected to walk in to find missiles laying at their feet.

He has every right to be a staunch supporter of the Bush Administration knowing the global percpective of issues related to terrorism and foreign relations. They have done exactly what has needed to be done.

[eureka!]

I think that the Rats and naysayers are going to be eating big time crow--when the time is right. Nice to have this little teaser come out right about now...

[onyx]

Pat Roberts's announcement is sooooooo correct and sooooooo timely. Democrats sit on same committee and they're privy to same info and yet, silence.

[TheGeezer]

I sure hope so. Even if WMD were not the fundamental reason for the Battle of Iraq, it would be a tremendous psychological boost to find some...

[eureka!]

I share the same hope and think that out patience will be rewarded....

[Howlin]

I think that the Rats and naysayers are going to be eating big time crow--when the time is right.

Can I at least think about warming up the oven to heat it up?

This is the second time I have heard something like this in the last few days, i.e., "something big" is going to be announced.

[excalibur1701]

My guess is, the administration will wait till closer to election time to reveal the WMD evidence. And when they do, the Democrats will be looking foolish....once again.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Thanks for the post!

Now we have it on the official newswires!

Just in time for the 4th!!

Ya hoooo!

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[onyx]

I "know" we've found some WMD. The only question remaining: have the democrats been given enough rope at this point in time?

[Miss Marple]

Did you happen to see President Bush yesterday when he answered questions after the nomination of Randall Tobias?

He knows something. He was very confident and in a jolly mood. I have spent 3 years watching this guy, and I am certain something is up.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

That's what worries me, are they just doing this because of the long weekend... or is the tide really turning on the truth? The media isn't paying attention to the call for freedom in Iran... which really coincides with the Fourth of July, too.

[Howlin]

I "know" we've found some WMD.

I believe we have, too; too many "media alerts" about things that were found suddently dropped off the radar during and right after the war.

The only question remaining: have the democrats been given enough rope at this point in time?

They very well could need some more.......I'm willing to wait until every single jerk on the face of the earth has weighed in with their opinion!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

See post #12.

[Howlin]

I honestly don't believe they are playing politics with this information. I believe it's more along the lines of "getting their ducks in a row."

I hope I am not proven wrong.

[eureka!]

Another sign is the presstitutes are in the "Vietnam/Quagmire" mode, not "Where are the WMDs?" that we suffered for so long. Same for the Rats. Quite telling....

[HEY4QDEMS]

[Green Knight]

Ping for when you get back.

[Miss Marple]

Given the location (Iraq) and the number of loonies in that part of the world who would love to get their hands on some nifty WMD's, I do not wonder at them keeping it quiet, at least until they have the site secure. The Syrians, Palestinians, and Iraqis, as well as al Qaeda, all would love to raid a site and make off with the bad stuff.

Making the democrats look bad is simply a side benefit.