The time period under discussion is post Gulf War

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The time period under discussion is post Gulf War

TB — 12/3/2006 6:13:23 AM (archived)

And at that time it was true. After the Gulf War the United Nations discovered a nuclear weapons program they had no idea existed.

At the time of the beginning of the current Iraq War, Saddam had a long history of concealment, non-cooperation, and outright deceit. The documents of the U.N. inspectors show this behavior again and again.

It was not unreasonable at that time to assume that just because the inspectors weren't shown something by Saddam, that it didn't exist.

The current knowledge of Saddam's programs, or lack thereof, was gained only by Saddam's ouster, and our thorough access to secret files (those that weren't destroyed before we got there), sites, and other things that the U.N. inspectors would never have seen in a hundred years.

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Exit Strategy - ER - 12/2/2006 2:12:23 PM
- Saudi Arabian nuclear programme - Adam Bomber - 12/5/2006 7:06:47 PM
  - Have not the Saudis been working on their bomb for some time now? (n/t) - Alan G. Archer - 12/6/2006 9:48:43 PM
    - Off & On - Adam bomber - 12/6/2006 10:13:23 PM
- The biggest flaw in American armchair strategic analysis... - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/4/2006 2:45:35 AM
  - A cost benefit analysis does not end when you hit the first benefit (n/t) - alcaray - 12/4/2006 9:54:27 PM
    - It does when it's that big. (some more MEAT for those who think!) - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/5/2006 9:12:55 AM
      - Not so much meat at all! - alcaray - 12/5/2006 6:28:05 PM
      - Wait a minute... - Mary Anne - 12/5/2006 2:23:15 PM
        
        You have a very good point... - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/5/2006 6:37:08 PM
        
        re: You have a very good point... - alcaray - 12/5/2006 7:09:44 PM
  - I look forward to the news that you have left your armchair... - Mary Anne - 12/4/2006 1:16:16 PM
    - We all enlisted on 9/11 - Adam Bomber - 12/5/2006 7:10:24 PM
      - Still letting other people connect the dots for you? - Mary Anne - 12/6/2006 4:13:07 PM
        
        "Criminal" attacks. - TB - 12/6/2006 7:04:24 PM
        
        It's astounding how often your arguments boil doen to "It's BDS" (n/t) - Tony - 12/7/2006 6:11:33 PM
        
        re: BDS - TB - 12/7/2006 10:03:16 PM
        
        So you think they were not criminal? - Mary Anne - 12/6/2006 10:33:09 PM
      - really? - I Cognito - 12/6/2006 5:13:47 AM
    - That's not worthy of you. - TB - 12/4/2006 9:51:07 PM
      - You're right. I *should* behave better than Tech. - Mary Anne - 12/4/2006 11:01:30 PM
        
        I'm sorry if I offended MA - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/5/2006 2:40:06 AM
        
        Venezella needs to buy a nuke from North Korea! - Adam Bomber - 12/5/2006 7:12:31 PM
  - PS - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/4/2006 3:58:12 AM
- Is all this going to be before or after Iran detonates their first nuke? - TB - 12/2/2006 10:55:05 PM
  - re:Who is the monster, in the Iraqi's current viewpoint? - Raoul - 12/3/2006 12:23:41 AM
    - Well, that point sailed right over your head. (n/t) - TB - 12/3/2006 1:56:22 AM
      - Perhaps; please, put yourself at least once in Iraqis' shoes (n/t) - Raoul - 12/3/2006 10:34:20 AM
  - "Withdrawal from Iraq will simply lead to a far worse conflict down the road." - ER - 12/2/2006 11:36:51 PM
    - Just out of curiosity... - TB - 12/3/2006 1:55:32 AM
      - restore services in a few months... - alcaray - 12/4/2006 11:54:20 PM
      - re: Just out of curiosity... - ER - 12/3/2006 4:41:56 AM
        
        clap clapity claptiy clap clap clap (n/t) - tony - 12/3/2006 12:42:17 PM
        
        Good answer. - TB - 12/3/2006 5:18:03 AM
        
        re: Good answer. - gbaikie - 12/5/2006 2:41:15 AM
        
        re: Good answer. - gbaikie - 12/5/2006 3:12:58 AM
      - re: Just out of curiosity... - Mary Anne - 12/3/2006 2:30:02 AM
        
        Silly projections - TB - 12/3/2006 3:23:27 AM
        
        Justice does not permit punishment based on what someone might do. - Mary Anne - 12/3/2006 5:15:54 AM
        
        Read the Congressional resolution on Iraq - TB - 12/3/2006 5:22:57 AM
        
        But the big one is this one. - Mary Anne - 12/3/2006 5:53:41 AM
        
        The time period under discussion is post Gulf War - TB - 12/3/2006 6:13:23 AM
        
        The accusation under discussion is a positive assertion that had not been confirmed by an international agency. - Mary Anne - 12/3/2006 1:54:46 PM
        
        Same Arguement Used For Inaction On Global Warming - M.A.E. - 12/8/2006 3:10:53 AM
        
        Thousands of people ought not to be maimed or killed to support someone's gut feeling. (n/t) - Mary Anne - 12/9/2006 12:55:30 PM
        
        Sure In A Perfect World - M.A.E. - 12/11/2006 2:38:51 AM
        
        In a perfect world... - Mary Anne - 12/11/2006 2:58:32 AM
        
        And that is the exact same argument advanced by tobacco companies for 50 years. (n/t) - alcaray - 12/8/2006 4:44:45 PM
        
        ??? - M.A.E. - 12/8/2006 8:32:24 PM
        
        re: ??? - alcaray - 12/9/2006 7:18:40 PM
        
        re: The accusation under discussion is a positive assertion that had not been confirmed by an international agency. - gbaikie - 12/5/2006 3:32:28 AM
- re: Iran = China in the 70's? - Raoul - 12/2/2006 5:25:24 PM
  - What would have happened if aliens came down and forcibly graced Europe with democracy when it was going through the Reformation? - alcaray - 12/6/2006 7:35:17 PM
  - re: Iran = China in the 70's? - ER - 12/2/2006 5:52:59 PM
    - So after the fall of Vietnam...just how many people died in the killing fields of SE Asia? - Adam Bomber - 12/5/2006 7:21:01 PM
      - The killing fields of Cambodia - ER - 12/6/2006 12:34:00 AM
    - re: History - Raoul - 12/2/2006 10:13:56 PM
- I couldn't have said it better. - azstrummer - 12/2/2006 5:11:15 PM

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