Search for WMD in Iraq Slows to Crawl
Search for WMD in Iraq Slows to Crawl
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By SCHEHEREZADE FARAMARZI, Associated Press Writer
MOSUL, Iraq - Before 2nd Lt. Ben Shumaker arrived in Iraq in late April, he expected to be protecting soldiers against chemical and biological weapons attacks by Saddam Hussein's army.
There were no such attacks, so Shumaker and his team were put to work looking for hidden weapons of mass destruction _ the primary reason given by the Bush administration for the war in Iraq.
When no such weapons were found, Shumaker, a 23-year-old chemical officer with the 101st Airborne Division, found himself with no mission.
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