[lepton]

In addition to not finding any WMDs, they fail to explain why the WMDs weren't launched within 45 minutes as Blair had claimed they could be,

Because they were hiding the chemical weapons rather than setting them up. How long does it take to fuel and prep an airplane to take off under normal conditions...a bit longer if its been buried in the sand.

It was said that Iraq had weapons systems that could be pulled out for firing and launched within 45 minutes of an attack order being given. That's not the same as saying that they've got the stuff deployed for launch.

[alpowolf]

Blair claimed that an attack could be made within 45 minutes of the order being given. As such they could not have been too deeply hidden if this were true.