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To: TimF who wrote (172976)	8/1/2003 12:10:26 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573221

The inspectors themselves talked about unaccounted for parts of the WMD program." Yes, so what? That's why they went in to inspect last fall. That does not mean the parts were still in existence. It means they couldn't know that they where not still in existence. Yes, and that's why we sent them back in. Also if you have a program at all, and you have undestroyed chemical plants (which Iraq had and still has) Are you talking petro chemical? That's probably most of it, but probably not all of it. Particularly easy would be to make chemical weapons and a pesticide plant. You really wouldn't have to do any conversion. Other chemical plants might take a little work but it would not be difficult, or that difficult to hide from anyone without extensive inside knowledge. Most of the facilities had been destroyed. Where were they to get the money to do all the refurbishing work required? They are if they Even with 150,000 "inspectors" and with Saddam and his cronies out of power, the Baathist could be creating chemical weapons as we speak, even if not large amounts of the most effective types. Your point might apply to nuclear weapons programs but not chem weapons. If what you say is true, who would they threaten with those weapons? Certainly not the continguous US> Not according to the experts, there is no there there. Cite one expert who says that Iraq could not possibly produce chemical weapons. I doubt you'll find one they wouldn't want to destroy their credibility that way. I might be able to produce chemical weapons if I tried hard enough. A Japanese cult produced and used chemical weapons. Most productions facilities were destroyed during the Gulf War and then during the '90s after the Gulf War. There is enough factual evidence to suggest that much of Saddam's production facilities had been destroyed. While it was not conclusive that everything had been destroyed, enough was gone that Saddam did not present a clear and present danger to the US and probably most the Mideast. See the link below: ccc.nps.navy.mil The above link while providing good evidence that Saddam's war machine had been substantially dismantled, still comes down on the side of pre-emption which is not a surprise. The neocons and the military began to promote that policy as early as 1998. In spite of Bush saying otherwise during his campaign, it appears now he was in total sync with that policy. A relatively hands on VP with interest in oil production and oil markets... it doesn't strike me as that unusual that he might have an interest in middle eastern (including Iraqi) oil production. Also he wouldn't have to be all that concerned to ask for a briefing or documentation about it. It wouldn't surprise me if Cheney asks for information about all sorts of things. It would be a bad thing if government officials had to think "hmm will anyone think it suspicious that I'm asking for information about this?" any time they are curious about something. Ridiculous........you can pretend otherwise, but you know damn well why he wanted that info. Furthermore, why is classified? Its about oil and not some top secret ray gun? Its total BS. I am curious to see what other documents Judicial Watch wrestles from the VP. No he couldn't.......most of the parts, if not all, would have had to been bought on the black market because of the UN sanctions........it would have been prohibitively expensive. No it wouldn't. A few billion would do it easy. In a pinch a few hundred million could support a small program. More silliness.......to have a significant armament capability that could threaten the US would require billions. ted