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Where is the feared Iraqi arsenal?
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<Where is the feared Iraqi arsenal?

KEY POINTS:

"With the combat phase of the war now over, U.S. search teams have finally visited the site, several times. So far there is no evidence of weapons of mass destruction — there or anywhere in Iraq."

"The secretary of state also argued that Iraq had “a few dozen” Scud missiles. None was used during the war. None has been found since."

"What about the U.S. charge that Iraq tried to buy aluminum tubes to help make a nuclear bomb? U.N. weapons inspectors said the tubes were not suspicious."

"And finally, regarding terrorism, Powell told the United Nations that Saddam was harboring an al-Qaida cell in Baghdad. The head of that network, Abu Musab al Zarqawi, is still at large. One of his associates was arrested this week, but so far, no one with any direct connection to Osama bin Laden."

"Even experts who have said weapons will be found say it has to happen soon. “The longer we go without that definitive proof, I think, the credibility does become an issue,” Smithson said."

"Most Americans say they’re satisfied the war was worth it, but Powell knows that the administration’s credibility is at stake around the world."

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