>Speculations aside, the fact is that there are no WMD's. Never were.
>Iraq might have had ambitions - but wanting something and actually having them
>is two different things.
>
the "fact" is that there were a lot. Many were destroyed by the UN inspectors in the early 90s. The rest - verified as having existed - were not accounted for. Iraq said they destroyed them but couldn't prove it. That was the problem. Saddam certainly acted as if he had them. The anti-war folks told us not to attack Iraq because of the tens of thousands of casualties we would suffer from Saddam's WMDs.
Iraq is a big place. The border areas are pourous. Think Bekaa Valley. Don't assume that whatever has been found will show up on the evening news. The serious people aren't playing this for the politics.
I have a feeling you are getting your "facts" from Michael Moore or sound bite snippets on TV. Read up on this stuff. You are out of your depth.
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