SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: carranza2 who wrote (130220)4/28/2004 1:51:26 AM
From: Elsewhere  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
[JJ] A good analyst with "out-of-the-box" thinking could have imagined that Saddam is just playing poker with the world...

[carranza2] He would have had to be a genius of an analyst, an Einstein of deduction.

Well, here on FADG we have Carl on record with this hypothesis. I am not suggesting that having no WMD was a 100% certain option. But it should have been discussed as an option with a maybe 15-33% probability. Also I refer to what Betts calls the "production" side, i.e. intelligence analysis and scenario scheming, not the "consumption" side, the politicians.
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2025 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News