Where are the Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq?

Question

I take it we're still looking for them? They're the pretext for war, after all.

We know he had them at some point, because the US sold arms to Iraq to fight Iran so they didn't have to do it. Where did Saddam hide them? Should Saddam's right-hand men be interrogated into telling us where they are?

If I was a member of the US/UK military administration, I'd be worried about having nuclear, biological and chemical munitions lying in the middle of the desert with a civil war breaking out.

Debra H - If Iraq never had chemical weapons, how did he attack Halabja?

Answer 1

I really wish people would stop saying that the WMDs were a lie to get us into the war. I was there, we found some (most people don't realize that chemicals are considered WMDs). Most civilians believed the Iraqi Army left alot more as they retreated and this is the intelligence that was given to the Bush administration. People really need to stop listening to talk radio and the news. We found actually quite a large amount of WMDs, just not nuclear ones. There was some evidence that they were dabbling in the technology but they never made it past the first few stages. Most theories and evidence suggests that most of the WMDs went to Syria, Iran, and even Saudi Arabia. Contrary to popular belief, the Saudis are not all our friends. I should know, they tried to shoot down my planes as they took off or landed. Some people also believe that more WMDs are buried somewhere and are being held for some ultimate purpose. We are always looking for them, that's why the military always has their gas masks at hand in certain countries.

Answer 2

WMD like people are thinking did not exist. The technology to have chemical or biological weapons in a warhead and in storage is state of the art. For instance VX gas (nerve agent) has 5 major precursor materials. Of these 5 materials 2 are common materials. The other 3 are used in small quantities in medical testing or large quantities in weapons.

Chemical weapons 101: If these materials are mixed they will begin to react. This reaction causes the effect needed to weaponize the materials. However, this reaction will "use up" the materials in 24-48 hours usually. Persistent vs. Nonresistant: though objective on paper is extremely subjective when considering the variables of nature.

So if these materials begin to react and will become non persistent in 48 hours OR if they mix they become caustic and therefore eating trough most casing and leaking within a relatively short period of time... they cannot mix until they are going to be used.

SO ... they cannot mix until right before use. So therefore they must be separate in storage...separate during launch (artillery/missile) separate through flight...and only mix right before detonation. The technology to do this is high technology indeed.

Therefore, he had to mix them, shove them in an artillery shell and fire them... which is what those special trucks were for.

Oh and did I mention we found (with the help of Iraqis) 2 of the 3 other non common materials that are only used in small quantities in medical testing or large quantities in weaponizing chemicals buried in the desert to the tune of several hundred gallons? Hmmm, why bury medial testing materials???

So if the police get a call that a person has a gun in the house...they bust in but don't find a gun…but find the barrel in the kitchen, the trigger in the living room, the lower receiver in the bedroom and the magazine in the garage…did the police find a gun? No...they only found most of the pieces for a gun.

That analogy proves why we "didn't find WMD" for the simple fact that a majority of people wouldn't know WMD or the pieces if it bit them on the butt... Oh...which is why we have professionals that do that. You wouldn't think about telling a brain surgeon how to do their job or how to diagnose a patient...but everyone with little or no education or experience thinks they know everything about international relations and WMD proliferation.

Very frustrating indeed... But please keep your OPINIONS coming just know they are just that without any personal knowledge or education on the subject. This is a free country...Oh that's right, which is what we are helping to bring about in Iraq and Afghanistan. Amazing how that is.

MSG J

Answer 3

During the first Gulf War, I was located just of the Saudi border. Do you or anyone else have any concept or clue as to ho large that ocean of sand is and how easy it is to hide something in it... Hell they had and have hidden bunkers of crap all over the place.. when I went there the second time for Bush Jr. we still haven't covered 1 tenth of the land, yes we kicked the crap out of them and continue to do so, but have you ever walked across the state of Texas looking for a penny in the sand, try it sometime then you will know......
And thank you Shaun J. you were there..

Answer 4

Used up in Iran/Iraq War, destroyed by Iraqis and also destroyed by US bombing in the 1990's (Operation Desert Fox and others) There were plenty of people interrogated about this. Iraq never had any nuclear weapons (where did you get that idea?), no worries about that at all.

Answer 5

Iraq did not have WMD, USA/UK knew this as they sold the weapons in their fight against (Iran/Iraq war).

The sale by the West of weapons is big economical business. The West knew what was sold, what was able to be built and the consequences. Therefore the West would not sell the bluet prints or the capabilities because it would deem as a threat.

Iraq failed in the oppression of Iran, which was funded by the USA, which needed the control in the middle east and the oil reserves. The USA needs to control the oil, its wants to preserve its resource's so that it controls the economical makrket of the world.

Answer 6

Some may have left Iraq, some were found, some may have been degraded, and some probably never existed.

It was, oddly, in Sadam's interest to continue to /seem/ to have such weapons, to deter his hostile neighbor, Iran, even as it was also in his interest to apear /not/ to have them, to apease the UN.

Answer 7

There isn't any never has been Mr Bush had to be seen kickin *** for 9/11 so that's were his Dad had his Gripe so lets finish it....
And as for Nucs I wouldn't worry any little iss pot country knows if they launch on intercontinental missile there would be a couple of hundred ready to drop in there lap..

Answer 8

They were destroyed as Blix reported to the UN. And the pretext to engage in war was a ploy to steal oil. Simple.

Answer 9

well they have found some chemical weapns. as far as a nuclear war in the desert i doubt any of the insurgents know how to use a nuclear weapon.

Answer 10

They never existed, and as the West supplied Iraq with all its arms, they damned well know what was there.

As to what is there now, and again, its in the hands of the countries that armed Iraq before, the US and UK.