March 27th, 2003, 03:41 AM
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Re: [OT] Another heated discussion about the Iraq siutation, war and politics.
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Originally posted by DavidG:
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Originally posted by phaet2112:
So they haven't found anything in 8 years of looking.
Why then the assumption they have the wmd?
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I think there are other reasons but here is one: Because they were kicked out.
They were not kicked out.
First they withdrew at the request of the US ambassador. Richard Butler (head of UNSCOM at the time) admitted it. The withdrawal was so they would be safe during a bombing blitz by US/UK forces. The Chinese and the Russians were very angry he withdrew without the permission/knowldege of the Security Council, and it was the end of Butler. Other inspectors went in but the bombing incident and allegations that inspectors were spying for the US pretty much ended any chance of success and the program was aborted.
Askan
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