On pre-war intelligence inaccuracy, and what the state of the chemical and nuclear programs were in fact: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_Report_of_Pre-war_Intelligence_on_Iraq

As major news channels have reported, even Hussein's generals misled him about the state of his programs, as they wanted to stay alive.

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>Most interestingly, the historical evidence now indicates that despite the graft and corruption, the UN embargo of Saddam Hussein was in fact effective: he did not have an effective chemical weapons program, not to mention not having any nuclear program, and that was directly due to the embargo.
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>If that is so, please post it or lead us to the historical evidence.