I took this from another thread- I thought it was really good:
To:FaultLine who started this subject
From: thames_sider Wednesday, Apr 16, 2003 9:10 AM
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The unanswered questions... Independent article. Too long to post in its entirety;
argument.independent.co.uk
Where are the weapons of mass destruction?
The real question might be, "Were there ever any"? Not a single confirmed finding has been made of weapons of mass destruction, chemical, biological, or nuclear, the supposed existence of which was the formal, casus belli and, as the heart of UN resolution 1441, the sole legal justification for the war.
The US command says they have up to 3,000 possible sites to check. The UN inspectors found none. The chief inspector, Hans Blix, accused Iraq of providing an incomplete account of imports that could have been used for such weapons. President Saddam's scientific adviser, General Amer Hammoudi al-Saadi, who has surrendered, claims there were no weapons of mass destruction. He has no credibility, Mr Blix says.
Colin Powell presented questionable material to the UN Security Council in February. Spy satellite images of a "weapons site" before and after a UN inspectors' visit were taken weeks apart. And the US now admits that intelligence material "proving" Iraq acquired fissile material from Africa was forged by a Western intelligence agency, possibly MI6 or Mossad.
The obvious question is: if President Saddam had such weapons, why didn't he use them?
Other questions, also with possible answers in the article...
Where is Saddam?
What about the alleged links to Al-Qa'ida?
Where is the anti-war alliance now?
How has Tony Blair emerged?
How does the EU come out of it?
What happened to the human shields?
Do iraqis feel liberated?
Is Chalabi just a crooked US stooge?
Is the UN relevant any longer?
What are the chances of an Iranian-style Shia revolution?
Why did so many journalists die?
Who was really responsible for the two marketplace bombings?
Has public opinion changed since the war began?
Is North Korea next on the american hitlist?
How long will the soldiers stay?
Is there a humanitarian crisis?
Did the allies stick to the Geneva conventions?
Is this the first step to reordering the Middle East?
How many died in the war?
Are the rebuilding contracts going to White House cronies?
What side deals were made?
Was the war legal?
Why did the Republican Guard crumble?
Will Iraq's Kurds fight for statehood?
Has the Rumsfeld doctrine been vindicated?
Who was in the coalition?
What was the war really about?
Answers on a postcard, please... |
