>When the story broke, the White House definitely claimed the weapons were moved before U.S. troops got there. They later changed their story as it became clear no one knows when the weapons were moved. Pretending that Kerry is the only one rushing to judgement is highly partisan.

No, I didn't say he was the only one rushing to judgement. There are lots of news media also doing it. However, now it seems that ABC is report the following:

http://www.abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=204304&page=1

"The IAEA documents could mean that 138 tons of explosives were removed from the facility long before the United States launched "Operation Iraqi Freedom" in March 2003.

The missing explosives have become an issue in the presidential campaign. Sen. John Kerry has pointed to the disappearance as evidence of the Bush administration's poor handling of the war. The Bush camp has responded that more than a thousand times that amount of explosives or munitions have been recovered or destroyed in Iraq.


The documents show IAEA inspectors looked at nine bunkers containing more than 194 tons of HMX at the facility. Although these bunkers were still under IAEA seal, the inspectors said the seals may be potentially ineffective because they had ventilation slats on the sides. These slats could be easily removed to remove the materials inside the bunkers without breaking the seals, the inspectors noted."

Hmmmm

John