DId the USA conduct inspections? What about the UN?
2007-10-29 10:50:47 · 8 answers · asked by michiganfan 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Sources would be greatly appreciated because I am reading conflicting stories.
I am referring to the current Iraq War which started in 2003 or 2004.
2007-10-29 11:27:16 · update #1
Which Iraq War are you referring to? 1991 or 2003? Ok, thanks for clearing that up.
Here is a link where Hans Blix of the U.N. inspection team talks about inspections of Iraq for WMD's.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/01/27/sprj.irq.transcript.blix/index.html
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/middle_east/july-dec02/iraq_11-22.html
Here's a link where Colin Powell says that the U.S. didn't necessarily have the best intelligence possilbe.
http://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/04/03/powell.iraq/
The U.S. only used satellite imagery to determine that bunkers were being used for the development and/or hiding WMD's.
2007-10-29 11:19:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most educated people use several sources for information. If you search the web, you will find that not only do other countries with intelligence services believe that Iraq was working on nukes, but Iran ( look at the Soviet News agency since they are providing the source, equipment and training), and moving fairly quickly with Russian Help.
Most of these agencies, to include Misade, MI5 to name two, had WMD in Iraq also, but, due to the UN being blocked from inspections and slow response from the US, all that was moved to Syria and Iran.
Just because people Hate Bush, they want to blame him for all the worlds troubles when its Islamic terrorists and their bunch who are causing the problem. Thousands have died over the last few years in the name of their religion.
2007-10-29 10:56:55 · answer #2 · answered by bigmikejones 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
The UN did. Why would the USA?
Believe it or not, Iraq is a member of the UN. And has been since its foundation in 1945.
2007-10-29 11:15:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, there were years and years of UN inspections during which time Saddam kicked out inspectors, let them back in, and refused to allow them access to the areas they requested access to.
2007-10-29 10:54:52 · answer #4 · answered by VoodooPunk 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and I got a kick out of seeing news footage of the inspectors being held up at the gate and seeing a convoy of semis hytailing it out the back.
2007-10-29 12:30:18 · answer #5 · answered by smsmith500 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The UN went in one last time before we invaded. Supposedly they didn't find anything but they cut their inspection short.
2007-10-29 10:54:57 · answer #6 · answered by David L 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
UN and Sadaam went back on his word that he didn't have any. yet they found "yellow cake" which is an uranium based substances used for WMDs
2007-10-29 11:37:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and nothing was found.
2007-10-29 10:58:44 · answer #8 · answered by The Wiz 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋