Teribus: Purely to shut me up once and for all, please present just ONE definative quote from the good Dr. Hans Blix, prior to 17th March 2003, that clearly and unequivocally states that that Iraq possesed no WMD, that Iraq held no precursor chemicals to produce WMD, that Iraq had no programmes running aimed at producing WMD - Then I might start buying into your fantasy. I will tell you now that you will not find one.

Moving the goalposts again, eh? Blix said he couldn't find the mobile bio labs (for good reason; they didn't exist), he checked out a supposed "SCUD bunker" and found a load of chickens***, etc., etc., etc.... One of the inspectors referred to the U.S. 'intelligence' (that was finally provided after they had begged and and pleaded for months to get, despite the requirement under UNSCR 1441 that the U.S. provide such) as "garbage, garbage, and more garbage" (although I'd heard the actual terms used were even less polite). He was checking all this definitive 'evidence' that the U.S. had that proved beyond a doubt that Saddam had WoMD, and was finding zip, nada, the 'evidence' was worthless. He did check out the Iraqi assertion that some of the CW had been destroyed shortly after GW1, and found in fact that the forensic evidence there was consistent with their claims. El Baradei had checked on the nuclear stuff and found zip (and reported as much). They were being given access to the scientists to interview them. They hadn't wrapped the case up, and pleaded for more time just to make sure, but read between the lines of their statements (particularly El Baradei's scathing comments on the Niger stuff), and you could tell they really didn't expect to find anything. At that point, any rational person starts to wonder if the 'evidence' isn't a complete crock and there really isn't anything (which would be a good guess, and which is what I stated in min-March, before the invasion). And then you have to ask: If this the kind of cr** that you go to war over??? Maybe you do, but I can tell that you're a Operation Yellow Elephant candidate but more than happy to have some other schmuck's kids killed for your paranoia.

In FACT the good Dr. Blix right up until the time that The US said enough was enough, did clearly state repeatedly that he and his inspectors were not receiving the full co-operation of the Iraqi Authorities....

SFW (if true)? Making Saddam stand on one leg, hold his arms askew and say "I'm a teapot" wasn't the purpose. The purpose was to find any WoMD. And only if any alleged non-cooperation interfered with the successful accomplishment of that mission could it be relevant. But Blix stated that he was able and continuing to do his job, despite less than full cooperation (from both the Itaqia and the U.S., I might add).

Or do you really think that the failure to humiliate Saddam enough really was worth the price of 2000 American lives??? If so, you're really one sick puppy....

HTH.

G-Duck: "Iraq timeline 1991 thru 1999 I shortened it up as much as I could."

You left out 2002-2003 (wonder why?). That's when the latest inspections were done.

Bobert: Now today, Veterans Day, Bush pulls out that lame play from his worn out play book....

It's worse than you imagine, Bobert: The same damn speech, and the stoopid Repubs think that this time it's going to work.... Hell, I've heard the RW talking heads call today Dubya's "Gettysburg" moment. They really are laying it on rather thick for a retread speech (that Dubya didn't even write) that didn't work the last time either....

Cheers,