Dear Chris

Just curious. Did anybody in the administration ever claim Iraq had WMD? You got really annoyed re this earlier, so I'm sure you think they did say that.

These WMD. Do they represent a threat? Assuming they do, how far in the future is this threat, if a madman has the WMD today? Say he gave some nerve gas in a tiny cannister to a terrorist to carry on a plane. If the madman has the nerve gas today, when do you think the possibility of giving it to a terrorist will begin?

I'm just curious because to many people, the threat of WMD in the hands of a despotic dictator, begins as soon as the WMD exist. You seem to prefer some sort of notional "imminence" such that if the word itself is not spoken, it never happened.

As it is, if you read the whole first article I posted earlier, it refers to an article posted by the admin in which the very phrase "imminent threat" is used. You need to scroll way down to find it. On the way you'll find a few other comments that you might find salutory as well.

Regards

j.R