Serious question for the liberals among us...?

Question

What is your reaction to the recently declassified National Ground Intelligence Center report that more than 500 chemical weapons (WMD's) have been found in Iraq?

http://www.foxnews.com/projects/pdf/Iraq_WMD_Declassified.pdf

If you were to actually read it James, you would see that it says that many of them are still usable and deadly.

Would you feel comfortable around ten year old seran gas?

James:
"While degraded over time, Chemical warfare agents remain hazardous and potentially deadly." I don't see the ambiguity there.

Dukalink, you clearly didn't click the link. It is a link to a government document, not Fox News.

Answer 1

I seriously think no one considers them the reason we went to war. You know how hot of an issue this would be if they were really important. There would be a White House press conference, and the news would be used to vindicate Bush.
But, even on Fox, they are not using as the number one news topic.
Where is the crowing over at that news station? Hannity, O Reilly and others would be shouting it all over the airwaves, but they aren't because we didn't send 135000 soldiers and spend 290 million dollars looking for mustard gas.
Think about, isn't the silence really coming from Fox News, who would benefit from having the ability to scream out " WE WERE RIGHT"
But, strangely enough, the story isn't even on today's website, or if it is, it's way down below stories about wildfires in Arizona and the international hunt for the Reno shooter. Even Reese Witherspoon is featured, but no WMD story at Fox. WHY NOT?

A far better question is : IF this is so important, Why is Fox News and the White House sooooo quiet today?

Answer 2

They'll rant and rave about something else they heard someone say.
They won't believe it. It has to be a conspiracy. Now that the cat is out of the bag, I can say that the unit I was attached to found several vats of nerve gas in it's liquid form in 2003. As soon as the soldiers entered the house they broke out in hives and started to throw up. Granted the liquid could have only killed thousands but not millions. That's not reason enough for them.
They also found one of the best hidden chemical plants ever known or seen. It had no personnel but one colonel living inside it.
He knew we were coming.There's a reason why we classify information. It's not a lie, it's a way to find out more information. When you have a crime, you can't give details until all suspects are found and brought to justice. Saddam's trial isn't over yet.

Answer 3

If you'd actually read it, you would see that they say, PRE GULF WAR, that is from BEFORE 1991. They would be completely useless by 2003 and the "weapons" we found were most likely not even known to Saddam.

Edit: The memo makes NO claim as to the usability of the "WMD" that were found two years, and in fact says they contained "degraded" agents.

Answer 4

It should have NOTHING to do with being liberal. Conservatives should be objective about this as well.

Frankly, it means next to nothing as what they found isn't worth what we've had to invest in money and people.

From FOX news site....
A senior Defense Department official, however, made the following clarifications: (ok, BUSHES OWN PEOPLE)
These findings do not reflect a WMD capacity that was built up after 1991.
• These are not the WMDs this country and the rest of the world believed Iraq had.
• These are not the WMDs for which this country went to war.

President Bush, his administration, and allies based their argument for war primarily on the claim of an imminent and grave threat from Saddam Hussein to our country and our indefensible allies. They implied America's action was not aggression, but rather an act of legitimate self-defense, given the unique nature of terrorism, including its unpredictability.

What they found does not justify imminent and grave threat.

You righties will find anything you can to justify spending trillions of dollars on flimsy support for an illegal war.

How many lefties do you hear railing against Afghanistan-- not many because it was justified to go in there to get OBL and Al-Qaeda + the Taliban. Going into Iraq was folly for Bush.

oh-- again
Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11
Its a terrorist haven now becuase we made it so
Sadaam was contained and we could have come up with better ways of getting rid of him (like allying ourselves with the Sunnis, Kurds and Shiites who also hated him and letting them do the dirty work-- just like in afghanistan in the 80's)

And, everybody knows (if they're not ignorant) that WE (USA) gave him these weapons. The retards in Iraq could not come up with this stuff.

Answer 5

My reaction is why did the administration lie to us since 2003? Apparently, the 500 that were found were found since 2003, so why hold back for 3 years? Did they like seeing the country fall apart at the seams from so much debate and hate between the parties and population?

Answer 6

James F is one of the premier Saddam loyalists on Yahoo Answers. Military weapons have a shelf-life of decades. Are you an Bio-weapons expert , James F. that you can idenity how toxic these weapons are from 12000 miles away?

Answer 7

read your own article. it says more than 500 munitions have been found containing "DEGRADED sarin and mustard gas." those are the exact words of the paper. its pre-gulf war stuff. its useless **** he buried 15-20 years ago that expired long ago, it is no threat to us. if anything, this article proves more that he complied and there was no need to attack than that he was a attempting to aid terrorists with biochemical weapons

and we knew he had those 20 years ago because WE GAVE THEM TO HIM. its no secret that he had them IN THE PAST. the arguement to go to war was that he wasnt complying and was actively producing WMDs and aiding terrorists. so far, there has been no definitive evidence.

way to be on top of things. now, what is YOUR reaction now that you understand what you just posted?

Answer 8

Why do Republicans ask the same questions over and over again... and we say the same facts (FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, by the way) over and over again...

If you can't learn from your own leaders after others have made repeated attempts to tell you... is that a sign of mental deficiencies?

Richard M: I find it sad that someone can't disagree with you without you calling them the enemy... thanks for the sad attempt at a smear...

Answer 9

OHHHH, Mr. Smarty pants!! What do people like you(republicans) think of Bush all of our soldiers and how their families have to deal with the fact that their daughter or son was killed looking for something that wasn't there!!!

Answer 10

I haven't seen that news. But it doesn't much matter anymore. It is pretty much clear that that reason has nothing to do with why this illegal administration went to war. And it doesn't negate the idiocy of our top decision-makers