Friday, October 08, 2004

The Duelfer Report – what the headlines don't tell you

In the same way the issue during the Clinton Impeachment was continually cast as "SEX!!!", news media have cast the debate over invading Iraq as "WMD!!!". More to the point, "Stockpiles of WMD".

If you take the time to read the key findings (linked below), you'll find that Saddam never lost sight of his objective: obtain WMD as soon as possible.

Santions did work for a while, but by 2001 they had been seriously undermined. "Containment" had broken down to the point where Iraq was under "SINO" – Sanctions In Name Only.

Indeed, I can imagine, had this gone on much longer, Saddam would have maneuvered to keep the sanctions in place, lest he lose his excuse to starve Iraqis.

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