| First, there were numerous protective suits, and toxin- specific antidotes. If they were there to protect against US forces, they would have been worn, and an array of antidotes would have been found. Second, a number of dual use material has been found. Third, there have been training manuals and small caches of toxins, such as would be available for training or research, at multiple sites. Fourth, there was evidently a fair amount of nuclear material at the site that was looted, certainly enough for a dirty bomb. Fifth, the very fact that the regime could not account for itself led the UN team itself to estimate large stockpiles of various toxins. Sixth, the regime behaved, down to the last, as if it had something to hide, even though it was courting war. |
