http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=6045231

Even if Saddam did not have WMD on hand, he had instructed his scientists and manufacturers to keep all documentation and facilities intact. While the search for hidden stocks is not over, there is no doubt that at his first opportunity Saddam would have begun manufacturing WMD again.

That said, W. Bush made a huge mistake in not following UN procedure. First, in a stable environment more weapons inspectors would have been able to overwhelm Saddam's attempts at concealment, and more fully document his activities. Second, Moslem outrage over further Israeli land grabs would not have found a ready target in US troops in Iraq.

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