I suspected the motivations of the inspectors more than their competence.

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Tom Brosz — 4/28/2003 3:11:50 PM (archived)

Given the political position of the U.N., there was very little incentive to actually locate anything that might justify the coalition's allegations.

And few people seem to recall that the inspection process had apparently been thoroughly compromised by Iraq.

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Is latest stash of barrels chemical weapons? - Tom Brosz - 4/27/2003 6:59:47 PM
- When we find the REAL STUFF, it will be in the form - David F Mayer - 4/28/2003 1:45:02 PM
  - After how many days of our own fruitless searching will it become unfashionable to bash UN inspectors for not finding anything? n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 4/28/2003 5:36:12 PM
    - Oh, how about say 200 days n/t (n/t) - gbaikie - 4/28/2003 6:46:30 PM
    - It does not matter. UN inspectors would have never found anything with Saddam hiding and lying to them. - REB - 4/28/2003 5:56:12 PM
      - Unless I misunderstood, Mayer bashed their competence. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 4/28/2003 6:10:06 PM
        
        I suspected the motivations of the inspectors more than their competence. - Tom Brosz - 4/28/2003 3:11:50 PM
        
        Re: I suspected the motivations of the inspectors more than their competence. - alcaray - 4/29/2003 3:26:17 PM
        
        Yes, you understood correctly. Since the head of the UN weapons inspectors (Scott Ritter) was on Saddam's payroll, - David F Mayer - 4/28/2003 12:14:13 PM
        
        So, your answer to my question was...? n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 4/29/2003 3:16:26 PM
    - SOME of us had said the task was impossible under those conditions n/t (n/t) - p - 4/28/2003 5:49:00 PM
- The verdict is still out. That is right, Don, the verdict is still out. - REB - 4/28/2003 11:39:03 AM

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