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Originally Posted by Shawnski
I certainly don't want to open this debate, but I will say, this topic is essentially what got me joining message boards. The CBC one is where I popped my cherry. At first, I think my post was "Oil, oil, oil!!", but after I researched quite a while, it became evident to me that in all likelihood after Gulf 1 that Saddam got nervous and indeed moved anything of consequence elsewhere. Not just Syria either.
Again, not here to open up that can of worms, just noting how it impacted my perspective and interaction within cyberspace.
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Agreed...not here to perpetuate an endless cycle of debate.
But one thing about this has always bothered me and never been answered.
OK...the US didnt find WMD when they finally went in in March of 03.
However, we do know that Iraq DID in fact have them at one time because he used them....once cleary documented, and accused of others.
Being that he used them at least once, and with great success in his warped mind, what would of ever suggested he quit the program of developing them? Was it the 4 years that he had UN inspectors kicked out of the country so he couldnt be caught with them? Or did he really succumb to international pressure, dump them and the program, and THEN stand up to the US without anything to back himself up?
Just trying to apply a bit of common sense to the whole thing that doesn't ad up.....at all.
The easiest, and likely IMO, answer is that he did send what he had out of the country and that is when he invited the UN inspectors back in. Likely destinations have to include Syria....don't they?