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Originally Posted by Mousebounce
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Particularly when the UN was not allowed in to the country to inspect as they had agreed to. It was only AFTER Saddam allowed the UN back into the country that they found no evidence of those weapons. Unfortunately Bush refused to believe the report the UN inspectors filed.
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But isn't it kind of odd that Saddam didn't allow the inspectors to come into Iraq right from the start. Then once he gives the okay, nothing was found. 
Of course you can argue that in the end nothing was found, therefore you can't go by whatifs, but it is all a bit curious to me. |
Well - I realize that hindsight is perfect vision - but I have read since this war started that the US has known since the late 90's that there were no weapons of mass destruction. It's possible that keeping that story alive helped cover Bush's real political agenda. It seems to be common knowlege now that there was an agenda to "get Saddam" since Bush Sr. didn't. I read several of the letters that were dated 1998 signed by Cheney, Rumsfeld and Wolfowitz written to Clinton urging him to "get Saddam.
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/night...ac_030310.html
Kathleen