[meenie]

There is not one substantive element in this article. The whole article deals in speculation except for Iraq having WMD's and using them in the Iran war prior to the first Gulf War and on the Kurds shortly thereafter. This was common knowledge at the time. I surmise that David Kay is interested in continuing the investigation as so far the investigation has been rather lucrative for him and his staff of 1400 in the form of over $200,000 per member for the three months he has been investigating. With another 600 million sought to continue the operation, the rape of the American taxpayer continues.

An investigation of many refrigerators in the United States would find bottuli in a neglected corner, with no intention of creating a WMD. Our libraries and internet are full of documents and sites depicting how to make gunpowder, pipe bombs, booby traps, weapons statistics, etc. without the intent to support terrorism. Let's get real here, potential WMD threats become WMD's when used. Paranoia is destroying our ability to make sound judgements and we are wasting millions of dollars furthering it.

[TrappedInLiberalHell]

Let's get real here, potential WMD threats become WMD's when used

Then I guess Americans must die in vast numbers on our own soil for us to win this war. Might as well get used to it, huh? When Al Qaeda said 9/11 was just the beginning, I never thought we would wait for them to prove it.

[michaelt]

Believe what you want to believe.

Meanwhile, I'll support getting rid of regimes that would harm this country if they could - before they can.

[jwalsh07]

An investigation of many refrigerators in the United States would find bottuli in a neglected corner, with no intention of creating a WMD.

Lunacy, sheer lunacy. The boutulinum was found in the refrigerator of an Iraqi CB scientist. 1 gram of botulinum, properly weaponised, can kill hundreds of thosuands.

In your world, we would give them every chance they needed to properly weaponise and deploy it.

Thank goodness for President Bush.

[Jeff Head]

potential WMD threats become WMD's when used

Only problem with that logic is that when used by a tyrant such as Saddam...hundreds of thousands, maybe millions die.

If there are regimes collaborating with terrorists who clearly are a real threat of using their developed WMD's on us or our allies...then we should preempt them.

I believe we should make it clear that Iran and N. Korea will suffer a similar fate of some type if they do not verifiably give it up as well. There never was a peace with N. Korea...only an armistice. They are acting like that is still the fact that it is. Perhpas we should wake up to that.

As to Iraq...we did not need the WMD threat to go in there. Saddam had violated the agreements he signed to stop hostitlities in the first war over and over again. Part of that agreement, as I understand it, gave the United States unilateral authority to act. Well, now we have done so...only about 8-10 years later. I am glad we have a president, despite other disagreements I have with him over several other issues, who was willing to act in this regard and defy the liberals and the U.N.

We are better for it...and the Iraqi people are better for it. And the vast majority of them know and understand this.

Now that it is done, it is important to understand where he was with his WMD research and who was collaborating with him on it.

Just my opinion. No more, no less.

Jeff

[olliemb]

"without the intent to support terrorism"


You mean to tell me that even if the cache of WMD were found in one storage room in Iraq, the intent of the use by terrorists still needs to be proven to you.