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

[circuit-four.livejournal.com]

I think this passage is relevant:

Israeli warplanes bombed a reactor project at the site in 1981. Later, U.N. inspectors documented and safeguarded the yellowcake, which had been stored in aging drums and containers since before the 1991 Gulf War. There was no evidence of any yellowcake dating from after 1991, the official said.

So I get the impression that this has totally been a known issue. I'm not sure how it really adds any credence to a 2003 invasion over WMDs, when it had been there since 1991... but you know I'm always willing to entertain evidence to the contrary. It's equally possible I missed something.

[jackofallgeeks.livejournal.com]

A, that does change things somewhat. I was reading this at work, and my mind hasn't been as sharp as usual lately (I haven't been sleeping well, it's too humid).

[circuit-four.livejournal.com]

No worries, I think EVERYONE gets amnesty for skimming at work! ^_^