| Big Jimmy, Iraq was bluffing. Its leader (like ours) couldn't admit weakness or error. This isn't surprising or hard to understand. Our leaders definitely understood it. Journalist John Pilger has found 2001 videotape footage of Powell assuring the Egyptians that Saddam had no WMD (or significant military capability). Like Wolfowitz, you you keep pounding the nuke issue because its the only argument you've got. And it's weak. Why not admit it? Saddam "obtaining nuke capability in 3, 5, or 8 years" is pure speculation, unsupported by facts. He was no threat. Our leaders knew that and lied us into war.
Here's the relevant quote:
Pilger uncovered video footage of Powell in Cairo on February 24, 2001 saying, "He (Saddam Hussein) has not developed any significant capability with respect to weapons of mass destruction. He is unable to project conventional power against his neighbours."
Two months later, Rice reportedly said, "We are able to keep his arms from him. His military forces have not been rebuilt."
Powell boasted this was because America's policy of containment and its sanctions had effectively disarmed Saddam.
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- tom moody 9-24-2003 10:31 pm