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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Spanky, we invaded the country. We sent a lot of people over to look for WMD and WMD programs. This is what they concluded.
Here is NPR (I know -- they're ideologically biased too):
- Operation Desert Fox ::: 1998
Cooperation ends between Iraq and inspectors when the country demands the lifting of the U.N. oil embargo. UNSCOM and the IAEA pull their staffs out of Iraq in anticipation of a US-led air raid on Iraqi military targets. The four-day military offensive known as Operation Desert Fox begins on December 16, 1998. According to a U.S. military Web site, the mission of Desert Fox was "to strike military and security targets in Iraq that contribute to Iraq's ability to produce, store, maintain and deliver weapons of mass destruction." The operation is considered a success, largely finishing off what was left of Iraq' s WMD infrastructure.
If David Kay said that Iraq's WMD infrastructure was effectively addressed by Desert Fox, would you accept the proposition as non-absurd?
And is there any other claim that Ricks has made that seems facially absurd to you, or is your accusation that he's biased based solely on your disagreement on this point?
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Sure: The bombing hurt the infrastructure but it is virtually impossible that the bombing took out all the WMDs. Actually missiles, not bombing. Of course the administration is biased, but have they confirmed this? As Sagan said, extraordinary claims take extraordinary evidence. Unless the evidence is conclusive I just don't buy it. This allegation, is just too perfect for the Clinton does everything right and Bush does everything wrong crowd.
