Got a link for that? It doesn't really matter though. Here's why.
The Iraq Survey Group found that Saddam never gave up on his
WMD programs & worked hard to improve them right up until the
resumption of hostilities in 2003.
Saddam used the Oil-for-Food program to help finance it.
Saddam also used OFF monies to bribe politicians, journalists
& officials in the UN, France, Russia, Germany, China, ET AL.
"Saddam Husayn so dominated the Iraqi Regime that its
strategic intent was his alone. He wanted to end
sanctions while preserving the capability to reconstitute
his weapons of mass destruction (WMD) when sanctions were
lifted."
Charles Duelfer - Special Advisor to the Director of Central Intelligence (Iraq Survey Group)
cia.gov
Comprehensive Report of the
Special Advisor to the DCI
on Iraq’s WMD
30 September 2004
cia.gov
STATEMENT BY DAVID KAY ON THE INTERIM PROGRESS REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE IRAQ SURVEY GROUP (ISG)
fas.org
Key Excerpts from David Kay's Testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee
Senator McCain: "[Y]ou agree with the fundamental principle here that what we did was justified and enhance the security of the United States and the world by removing Saddam Hussein from power?"
David Kay: "Absolutely." "It would be hard to come to a conclusion other than Iraq was a gathering, serious threat"....
...."Iraq was in clear and material violation of 1441. They maintained programs and activities, and they certainly had the intentions at a point to resume their program. So there was a lot they wanted to hide because it showed what they were doing that was illegal. I hope we find even more evidence of that."
"The world is far safer with the disappearance and removal of Saddam Hussein" ....
(more here)
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“I think at the end of the inspection process, we’ll
paint a picture of Iraq that was far more dangerous than
even we thought it was before the war.”
“It was of a system collapsing. It was a country that had
the capability in weapons of mass destruction areas, and
terrorists, like ants to honey, were going after it.”
Kay pointed out that prior to the war, the French, the
British, the Germans and the UN “all thought Saddam
(Hussein) had weapons of mass destruction. Not
discovering them tells us we’ve got a more fundamental
problem”.
He said, “The tendency to say, well, it must have been
pressure from the White House, is absolutely wrong.”
Saddam “was putting more money into his nuclear
programme, he was pushing ahead his long-range missile
programme as hard as he could”.
“We have collected dozens of examples of where he lied to
the UN, violated Resolution 1441 and was in material
breach,” Kay added. He noted that Saddam “had the intent
to acquire these weapons. He invested huge amounts of
money in them. The fact is that he wasn’t successful”.
David Kay - Iraq Survey Group
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Duelfer Report: Saddam Planned to Restart WMD Programs
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No one could read even a small portion of the report and conclude that "Iraq had no WMDs" is a fair summary of its contents.
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When it comes to Charles Duelfer, the New York Times's motto is "All the News We See Fit to Print."
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The report contains a stunning (but not surprising) accusation that the former head of the $60 billion UN oil-for-food program accepted bribes in the form of vouchers for Iraqi oil sales from Saddam Hussein’s government.
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Far from keeping Saddam in his box, as critics of the war claim, the Duelfer report from the Iraq Survey Group shows how the same nations from whom Kerry craves approval happily supported Saddam's regime
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The release of the Duelfer report is actually bad news for Kerry
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The focus is on the Duelfer report, it's important to remember that the U.N. inspection regime was about providing positive evidence of Saddam's disarmament
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The Report That Nails Saddam
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MICHAEL BARONE joins with David Brooks in writing that media headlines are underplaying the Duelfer report:
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Misreporting the Duelfer report, again
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No Terrorism in Iraq Before the War?
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Bolstered by the increases in Oil-for-Food revenues that Annan negotiated, Saddam booted the weapons inspectors out of the country in 1998. Oil-for-Food became, increasingly, "Oil-for-Arms."
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Uh huh. It's always been about "stockpiles" of WMD's & nothing else
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Uh huh, It's always been about "stockpiles" of WMD's &
absolutely nothing else........
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