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Basically, to summarize, the point that they were making is that these 380 Tonnes of materials were from 1991 and were secured by the IAEA.
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They were in the hands of the Iraqis, which is the direct opposite of "being secured."
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So these were not WMD as per Bush's own definition, as the UN and the CIA knew about the Al QA Qaa facility from the first Gulf war
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Actually, I'm fairly certain that the substances (Tabun) were prohibited by the terms of the UN agreement and that Iraq wasn't allowed to have ANY of that substance. Thus, they were in possession of illegal WMDs by virtue of having that substance on Al Qaa Qa. That also was one of the substances which Iraq had stockpiled, and of which quantities were failed to be accounted for and destroyed.
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and it was presumed it was secured.
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How, precisely, could it have been "secured" when it was in the hands of Hussein?
Geez.
Further, there was a lag between U.S. forces entering the country (at which time Saddam's troops fled from some locations, leaving them abandoned to looters) and the arrival of U.S. troops at that scene.
Suffice it to say this...those troops knew that the IAEA had identified that site, and they also knew to be on the lookout for items that had been labeled and secured by the IAEA. THAT WAS WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR.
However, explosives, even this sort of "construction explosive" weren't forbidden to Iraq, and weren't the top priority given that there were
10,000 sites with explosives on them in Iraq
It would be a physical impossibility to secure 10,000 locations simultaneously with a million troops on the ground.
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Because some of the materials were also used in construction, they were allowed to keep some of the materials but only as per approval of the UN. So up until the war in Iraq, everyone knew about these materials, and every last bit was accounted for.
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Accounted for, as being in the hands of Saddam Hussein. Very secure.
Good plan.
We should let these IAEA guys run more things.
Perhaps, in the future, they can secure botchulism cultures by placing them in the hands of Moamar Khaddafi. And then, they can secure enriched uranium by placing it in the hands of the mullahs of Iran. And then, they can secure some anthrax by placing it in the hands of Kim Jong Il.
Very secure.
What a misuse of terms.
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Then On April 3rd, as you mentioned, the 3rd infiltry division went into Al Qa Qaa after the IAEA were told to leave,
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Why do you think iAEA was told to leave? Duh. They weren't told to leave. Their inspectors were pulled out because combat had commenced. Do you think the IAEA was permanently on site guarding these materials? No, they were in and out all the time, and the materials were "secured" in the capable hands of Saddam Hussein.
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By the time the 101st infilitry came the materials were gone.
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LEaving more than a month for Hussein to have removed them himself. As he could have done at any time during the times in between iAEA inspections.
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Yes, there are some grave concerns as to why these materials were never destroyed, that's a history lesson that needs to be seriously investigated.
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On the plus side, some 600,000 tons of similar materials have been destroyed or will shortly be destroyed. Now, that is "securing" explosive materials.
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But the bottom line is how is it that no one knows what happened to these dangerous materials?
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Wait! I thought they had been secured and Hussein had been left with the keys, AS HE ALWAYS HAD BEEN?
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The Al Qa Qaa facility was placed on a level 2 priority (less than the oil fields)
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Because like 10,000 other sites, it had explosives, but no identified (by IAEA) WMDs.
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at a time when the administration was focused on securing WMDs or weapons of any kind.
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Well, would you classify construction explosives as WMDs?
Because they were left in the hands of Hussein as was the standard practice for the IAEA. After all, we know Hussein was thoroughly trustworthy.
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and how is it possible that No one knows what happened or who has the materials?
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Do you really think it would be possible to remove 40 truckloads of explosives AFTER the troops arrived? Ergo, they likely were removed BEFORE the troops arrived.
Further, and this is a critical question you need to ask yourself...WHY HAVEN'T THEY BEEN USED YET BY INSURRECTIONISTS IF THEY WERE LOOTED?
HOW EASY IS IT TO LOOT
40 truckloads of materials?
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both weapons inspectors were commenting on the serious negligence on securing the materials
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Sure, because they are CIA.
How long have you trusted the CIA to be honest with the American people?
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