<<<Of course it's too early to reach conclusions, but the currently available information seems to be pointing
in a certain direction. As I've said before, all the administration has to do to head off that conclusion is to
release the information on which their conclusions and allegations were based. Why do you suppose
they won't do that? >>>
Several reasons come to mind
1. The Iraqi WMD programs were supported by imports from many different and sometimes friendly Nations in devious and sometimes illegal ways. To avoid starting a conflagration , worsening our relationships with those countries, and divulging how we got the info and who "talked", I do not expect many of the specifics to be presented by the Administration.
The CIA, FBI, or DOD who know the details would be reluctant to talk, noting that Powell in his presentation of photos, stated that the aerial surveillance photos were purposely made 20 times as 'fuzzy' as the originals
2. Big wars are obsolete This war on Terror will be won by obtaining information, by sources,insiders or spies we dont want to discuss, by cooperation with as many Nations as possible, and by technical means or device we wont want to disclose to the public.
3. If the WMD's were moved to Syria (or elsewhere) just before the war, it would not be wise to step in and prove that they were or to disclose their location until our relationship with Syria is clarified and decisions made as to how the situation will be handled.
Therefore I expect the Administration to produce adequate evidence of the existence of Iraqi WMD programs
to convince the common citizen without going into the debatable details of our secret weapons/surveillance programs or foreign affairs agreements. .
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