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But Sadam did have a Nuclear bomb manufacturing program then...
Scott — (archived)

Events would later prove that Sadam did have nearly enough enriched Uranium to enable him to detonate a fission bomb. So whether or not the specific switch George the Elder spoke of was for a bomb or some other use is irrelevant.

In addition, all Bush the Elder had to go on at the time were CIA reports concerning the Iraqi leaders fascination with WMD. Most of those reports were classified. The switch was probably a convenient part of the CIA's evidence that could be declassified...And be a useful rhetorical device to use to make the point which was later proved to be valid: The CIA had evidence that Sadam was developing nuclear bombs.

When the war was "over" the inspectors were able to go in and verify the program's existence and destroy most of what they found.

Scott

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