WTH does "some degree of varying confidence" mean?????????

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Cause everyone knows Sadam never had Chemical weapons right ...

I don't recall having made any such claim.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

I don't recall having made any such claim.

I believe the claim in Saddam's case was two fold: He still had chemical or biological weapons, and he was capable of making a "dirty" bomb or even close to having a nuclear bomb. There was the suspected factory we bombed that turned out to be manufacturing baby aspirins, the storage facility that ended up having agricultural products, i.e. fertilizer, and the Israeli disinformation about "yellow cake" that British Intelligence bought hook, line and sinker, but our own intelligence sources could not verify, yet somehow Colin Powell testified to in a speech before the UN as Secretary of State. If embarrassing the US was a reason to go to war, Saddam was guilty of that, besides not being a very nice guy and having sadistic womanizing sons.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

I believe the claim in Saddam's case was two fold: He still had chemical or biological weapons, and he was capable of making a "dirty" bomb or even close to having a nuclear bomb. There was the suspected factory we bombed that turned out to be manufacturing baby aspirins, the storage facility that ended up having agricultural products, i.e. fertilizer, and the Israeli disinformation about "yellow cake" that British Intelligence bought hook, line and sinker, but our own intelligence sources could not verify, yet somehow Colin Powell testified to in a speech before the UN as Secretary of State. If embarrassing the US was a reason to go to war, Saddam was guilty of that, besides not being a very nice guy and having sadistic womanizing sons.

Yes, that's all right. He did have chemical weapons at some point, though. We know this because he used them against the Kurds. That's not a secret. He did not, however, have any such weapons in 2003. Him shipping this stuff off to Syria or wherever when we were coming in is an urban legend that the Bushies and other RWNJs still appear to have a desperate need to keep telling themselves.

[GandD 5,966]

Yes, that's all right. He did have chemical weapons at some point, though. We know this because he used them against the Kurds. That's not a secret. He did not, however, have any such weapons in 2003. Him shipping this stuff off to Syria or wherever when we were coming in is an urban legend that the Bushies and other RWNJs still appear to have a desperate need to keep telling themselves.

Do you think the bush administration believed salaam had wmds?

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Do you think the bush administration believed salaam had wmds?

Why would the Israeli's lie to us?

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Do you think the bush administration believed salaam had wmds?

Define "Bush administration" - i.e. who in the administration?

Edited April 26, 2013 by Mr. Big Dog

[GandD 5,966]

Define "Bush administration" - i.e. who in the administration?

I see what you mean.

Supposedly the intelligence was gained by CIA operatives and intelligence then peddled to the states and world by Powell and other bush administration reps. So, I guess answer for both.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Do you think the bush administration believed salaam had wmds?

I do and most of the Dems of eh day also thought he had them

[GandD 5,966]

I see what you mean.

Supposedly the intelligence was gained by CIA operatives and intelligence then peddled to the states and world by Powell and other bush administration reps. So, I guess answer for both.

Wait, unless you think this was a chainy mastermind deal

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Define "Bush administration" - i.e. who in the administration?

Bush himself was not too sure, until that "slam dunk" guy - George Tenet - started standing on the couch.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Bush himself was not too sure, until that "slam dunk" guy - George Tenet - started standing on the couch.

That sounds about right. Bush didn't really care what reason they would produce. He wanted to go in. Day 1.

[GandD 5,966]

That sounds about right. Bush didn't really care what reason they would produce. He wanted to go in. Day 1.

Oh I don't doubt that. I just wanted to know if you thought they knowingly lied about him having wmds to get the murcan people on board.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Oh I don't doubt that. I just wanted to know if you thought they knowingly lied about him having wmds to get the murcan people on board.

They knowingly lied about the Iraq - AlQaeda link that didn't exist. Once a liar.... Look, they wanted to go in and made it happen. It was stupid. And too many people fell for this #######. Tens of thousands of people are dead because of this and tens of thousands more are maimed. All for nothing but the wet dream of W and Darth Vader. A big stain on this nation's history.