[tallhappy]

Kay states directly and clearly he does not think Iraq has biological and chemical weapon stockpiles.

The left and dems will use this big time to beat the dead BushLied horse.

I heard an audio excerpt of Kay saing this on ABC radio news last night and am surprised nothing was posted on this, unless I missed it.

[mewzilla]

No, with respect, Kay states that they don't have any large stockpiles. Who much anthrax does there have to be to be considered a large stockpile? How about Ricin? Botulinum toxin? Do you need large stockpiles to kill thousands of people?

I'd just like to know what the meaning of large is, and do small stockpiles mean the weapons are any less deadly?

[alrea]

you missed it

[chance33_98]

What the dem candidates said of Saddam and Iraq (he has wmd)

[steve50]

Bush and most administration officials were very careful about their wording. The NGO's like OSP, AEI, and the INC did most of the distortion of "evidence". Cheney seems the one who's own words could come back on him, but I think he's gone either before or shortly after the election anyway.

I guess the lesson here is to forget anything that doesn't come directly from a named government source if you want accuracy and accountability.

[Centaur]

Sheesh. Musta been a later night than I thought! I misread the headline as "Danny Kaye" and thought Hillary was channeling again. "Never mind".

[eyespysomething]

I guess Saddam shold've played his poker hand better.

Bush called him on it, he bluffed, and ended up losing, big time.

Bush should explain that all the evidence pointed to stockpiles, they were led to believe he had them, Saddam WANTED us to think he had them, he has used them, and if there was nothing to hide, why the secrecy after the Gulf War?

It's the intelligence, stupid.

[eyespysomething]

Also, the tape Powell played at the UN last year, the one where the 2 guys were talking about stuff being moved, making sure it was moved just before the UN inspectors got there, what was that all about.

They were ready to rock-n-roll as soon as the sanctions were lifted.

Bush does need to stay in front on this though, not back-pedaling.

[xzins]

large stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons

The above is what he actually said.

I would like to questions asked.

1. Do you think they had small stockpiles?

2. Do you think they had a "just in time" capacity for quickly generating stocks?

[goodnesswins]

You know, I heard someone yesterday somewhere give this analogy (paraphrased)....Say there's a guy in your neighborhood who says he has a gun, and he wants to kill your family....YOU do NOT really KNOW if he has a gun, and he hasn't attempted to kill your family lately, but, he sure talks a lot about it, and he has family members saying the same thing....WHAT would YOU DO?

[RandallFlagg]

Funny how THE question wasn't asked, eh?

[aristeides]

I don't think they existed.

[Tribune7]

The left and dems will use this big time to beat the dead BushLied horse.

You're right. I just had a dicussion with a co-worker about this.

Of course, he didn't lie. Here's quotes on what he said. Look at Dubya's comments. He never says Iraq has WMD. He uses phrases like "we have sources that tell us" and "our intelligence officials estimate."

I have no doubt he believed what he was saying.

Note that the site's an anti-Bush site.

[keri]

ping

[CMClay]

I was always leery of using WMD as the sole premise for going to war.
I knew that we had bombed the heck out of them for 10 years, and that most chem and bio weapons have a 'shelf-life' of only a few years, there wasn't going to be "tons and tons" of these weapons as Cheney kept saying.
They should have at least 2 points, one being humanitarian, many on the left would have gone along, and could not then accuse Bush of lying.

[Liberty Valance]

How many FReepers here want Saddam to resume power in Iraq? I get the feeling that Reuters and many other "news" outlets miss their old friend Hussein. Cheerleaders for the dark side.

Best regards,
Liberty

W'04

[Rome2000]

No, I don't think they existed.

Even though in the mid-1980s people said they used it on Halabja?

Proving once again that leftist reporters won't let the facts get in the way of a anti-GOP hit piece.

[alnick]

The left and dems will use this big time to beat the dead Bush Lied horse.

Honestly, I don't think it matters what they try to use. WMD programs were found and Saddam clearly had the intent, so the danger existed.

I hope Kay is correct about stockpiles not existing because the idea of those weapons falling into the wrong hands is chilling.

[W04Man]

Yes, and WHY is this source Reuters from Africa? WERE IS THE OTHER US PRESS REPORTING?

[alrea]

I heard an audio excerpt of Kay saing this on ABC radio news last night and am surprised nothing was posted on this, unless I missed it.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1063926/posts

[alrea]

I heard an audio excerpt of Kay saing this on ABC radio news last night and am surprised nothing was posted on this, unless I missed it.

www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1063926/posts

sorry. not too good at this.