Curious: we found the WMDs?

[jackofallgeeks]

So, apparently, they've quietly removed
550 metric tons of uranium
from a site in Iraq -- so queitly, in fact, that the media burried the AP
article that was released over a week ago. Now, granted, the material they
removed isn't actual weapons-grade uranium, but it's a mediary step in the
process. I don't know, but I think something like this adds a little
credence to the original reasoning for the war, that Saddam was working to
manufacture weapons of mass destruction.

Comments

[uhlrik.livejournal.com]

Well, naturally the media wouldn't want word of that to get out as it damages one of their pet premises. Bush certainly would, but I think his cred is long spent at this point.

I do believe that Saddam really wanted to get WMDs, and that he had taken some steps toward obtaining them. I believe that his efforts had already been drastically undermined by funding issues and by foreign interference - but he did have some of what he needed. However, unfortunately I do believe the truth of what he was up to was only partially relevant to the drive for war itself. If nothing had existed at all, the CIA would still have had to invent it - and the New York Times and many other media outlets would love to continue believing that they did.