A week doesn’t go by without someone telling me that Saddam had no real power and posed no real threat. Of course, people who read only the NYT are more likely to believe that, but selective amnesia also helps (any talk of Saddam’s crimes is dismissed as “happening before the Gulf War”). It might help if the NYT would disseminate information already available, such as was presented at the Intelligence Summit, since Saddam Had WMD, a fact that even nineteen year-olds have noticed but appears to escape the mind of the Grey Lady. But it would also make a difference if the intelligence agencies would release some more information. As the WSJ editorial this morning explains…
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Readers here might be interested in these posts at rocketsbrain and Kobayashi Maru:
Intelligence Summit, Part IV - WMD to Syria With Russia's Help
A Must Read!
Kobayashi Maru continues with his excellent series on the recently concluded Intelligence Summit. BTW the WSJ has a related feature article today that I will link to shortly.
In short there is clear and convincing evidence that Saddam's much sought WMD went to Syria with the help of the Russians. The next question is why this administration is not shouting this from every mtn top in America - the Iranian poker game of Texas Hold'em.
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