Where do you think the WMD's are if Saddam really had them?

Question

Do you think he exported them to a neighboring country? Do you think he destroyed them? Do you think the leaks about an Iraq invasion caused this?

Answer 1

Syria
yes
No
Yes

For those who keep saying Bush lie please remember the following people said the same thing:

"One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. That is our bottom line."
President Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998.

"If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program."
President Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998.

"Iraq is a long way from [here], but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face."
Madeline Albright, Feb 18, 1998.

"He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983."
Sandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser, Feb, 18, 1998

"[W]e urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraqi sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of mass destruction programs."
Letter to President Clinton, signed by Sens. Carl Levin, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, and others Oct. 9, 1998.

"Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process."
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998.

"Hussein has ... chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies."
Madeline Albright, Clinton Secretary of State, Nov. 10, 1999.

"There is no doubt that . Saddam Hussein has reinvigorated his weapons programs. Reports indicate that biological, chemical and nuclear programs continue apace and may be back to pre-Gulf War status. In addition, Saddam continues to redefine delivery systems and is doubtless using the cover of a licit missile program to develop longer-range missiles that will threaten the United States and our allies."
Letter to President Bush, Signed by Sen. Bob Graham (D, FL,) and others, Dec, 5, 2001.

"We begin with the common belief that Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and a threat to the peace and stability of the region. He has ignored the mandate of the United Nations and is building weapons of mass destruction and the means of delivering them."
Sen. Carl Levin (d, MI), Sept. 19, 2002.

"We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country."
Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002.

"Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power."
Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002.

"We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seing and developing weapons of mass destruction."
Sen. Ted Kennedy (D, MA), Sept. 27, 2002.

"The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October1998. We are confident that Saddam Hussein retains some stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, and that he has since embarked on a crash course to build up his chemical and biological warfare capabilities. Intelligence reports indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons..."
Sen. Robert Byrd (D, WV), Oct. 3, 2002.

"I will be voting to give the President of the United States the authority to use force — if necessary — to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security."
Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Oct. 9, 2002.

"There is unmistakable evidence that Saddam Hussein is working aggressively to develop nuclear weapons and will likely have nuclear weapons within the next five years . We also should remember we have alway s underestimated the progress Saddam has made in development of weapons of mass destruction."
Sen. Jay Rockerfeller (D, WV), Oct 10, 2002,

"He has systematically violated, over the course of the past 11 years, every significant UN resolution that has demanded that he disarm and destroy his chemical and biological weapons, and any nuclear capacity. This he has refused to do."
Rep. Henry Waxman (D, CA), Oct. 10, 2002.

"In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al Qaeda members. It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons."
Sen. Hillary Clinton (D, NY), Oct 10, 2002

"We are in possession of what I think to be compelling evidence that Saddam Hussein has, and has had for a number of years, a developing capacity for the production and storage of weapons of mass destruction. "[W]ithout question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal, murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime ... He presents a particularly grievous threat because he is so consistently prone to miscalculation. And now he has continued deceit and his consistent grasp for weapons of mass destruction ... So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real ...
Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Jan. 23. 2003.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/war/wmdquotes.asp

In short let that myth go.

Answer 2

It depends which time period you're asking about.

At the time of the first Persian Gulf War (1991), Hussein's Iraq did have a substantial arsenal of chemical weapons, and may have had embryonic biological and nuclear weapons programs, although I haven't seen any evidence that these were actually getting anywhere.

After the 1991 war, Iraq's chemical weapons programs were dismantled, and the weapons themselves were destroyed, either by the Iraqis themselves or by U.N. weapons inspectors. There was always widespread suspicion that the Iraqis were cheating, trying to hide facilities or weapons, and this was one of the reasons why bombing raids continued to be conducted on targets in Iraq throughout the 1990s.

Prior to the U.S. invasion in 2003, it's becoming abundantly clear that Saddam Hussein did NOT possess WMDs. His programs had been almost completely dismantled during the preceding decade. Unfortunately for him, he rather foolishly insisted on trying to hide the fact that this was the case, to the point of kicking out the U.N. inspectors and refusing to allow them to re-enter the country even when faced with the prospect of an imminent U.S. invasion. Deciding to allow the U.N. inspectors unrestricted access to all Iraqi facilities, scientists, etc., might--might--have been the one course of action that would've permitted Saddam to remain in power. But he didn't do this, possibly because he was afraid of revealing weakness to potential enemies within Iraq.

So essentially, Saddam's Iraq in 2003 didn't possess any sort of large-scale WMD arsenal. It's possible that the Iraqis did manage to stow away some small number of chemical weapons, and if they did, it's anybody's guess what happened to them. Syria is probably the most likely destination, as there was considerable cross-border traffic during (and after) the invasion, and Iraq's other major neighbors (Iran and Saudi Arabia) were implacable enemies of Hussein's regime. There has been no conclusive evidence whatsoever that Iraq possessed either biological or nuclear weapons at the time Hussein was deposed.

Answer 3

All the evidence points to Saddam moving his WMD to Syria.
ie: A high ranking Iraqi General admits that WMD did exist and says that Russia helped truck the weaponry into Syria prior to the war. You won't hear this on the old media, even though it shows that the Bush Admin dropped the ball, because it also proves that they were right about the weapons.

After the beginning of the war, Al Qaeda tried to attack Jordan with 3 semi trucks loaded with chemical weapons coming from, you guessed it, Syria. Did you read this in the media? Notice a trend?

Documents found in Iraq post invasion seem to indicate both multiple meetings with AQ as well as directions about WMD. Why would memos be made that were not true years in advance of an invasion? You tell me.

The biggest problem for the Bush Admin has been the complete inability to defend themselves against false charges, even when they had the info to destroy their critics. I do not know the reason for this, except perhaps weakness.

Answer 4

I think if he had anything, he would have dropped it on Kuwait with 150,000 Americans sitting there waiting to get the go ahead. Or maybe when the troops were marching toward Baghdad, which took two weeks, and met minimal military resistance. If he had them, don't you think he might have thought about using them then? I mean, come on...
Everyone seems to forget that after months of searching by Hans Blix and the UN team, Saddam said that if the CIA was so sure about them, they were welcome to come show the inspectors where to look.

The WMD's (that Rumsfeld sold to him in the first place) were long gone.

Answer 5

We discovered WMD. it particularly is previous and trite. we've discovered weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, chemical weapons," Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., reported in a straight away reported as press convention previous due Wednesday afternoon. examining from a declassified ingredient of a record by potential of the national floor Intelligence middle, a protection branch intelligence unit, Santorum reported: "considering that 2003, coalition forces have recovered approximately 500 weapons munitions which comprise degraded mustard or sarin nerve agent. in spite of many efforts to locate and break Iraq's pre-Gulf conflict chemical munitions, crammed and unfilled pre-Gulf conflict chemical munitions are assessed to nonetheless exist." there is an unclassified record in this in case you care sufficient to look it up. in any different case, proceed on in an identical vein of lack of expertise.

Answer 6

What WMD's? There were none. N not even a single trace has been found even after Americans and British soldeirs have occupied all of IRAQ. It was all a Blunt LIE

Answer 7

I think if he did have them, that they were probably exported to Syria. He could have destroyed them, but I belive with the time he had between knowing we were going to invade to the time we actually did, he exported them.

Answer 8

It is hard to know.The liberals seem to forget he used wmd's on his own people so we know he had them.I believe we knew Sadam well enough to know he would not have destroyed them on our say so.That really leaves only a couple of options.We have not found them yet or they were moved probably to Jordan.

Answer 9

After 12 years of warning them of an invasion, they were able to take their sweet time to move them....Sadly, the reason no one wants to speak of this is that probably Russia was involved with moving them to Syria....

...so bringing down that great wall has not been forgotten by the Communist..!

Answer 10

Well at least 500 have been found in Iraq since 2003..... we may never know where the others are. Most likely Syria. He used them on the Kurds and old sarin and mustard gas have been found by US Troops.

Answer 11

SYRIA, THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL MOVEMENT ON THE BORDER PRIOR TO OUR FIRST ASSAULT. IRAQ HAS HAD GOOD POLITICAL TIES WITH THEM FOR YEARS.
BY NOW I AM SURE THEY ARE HIDDEN IN SEVERAL PLACES.
THE FACT IS HE HAD THEM AND USED THEM BEFORE. SO WHAT WAS FOUND IN IRAQ WAS 86 CANISTERS SO FAR BARRIED IN A UNDERGROUND BUNKER, NEAR FALUJAH.