Despite to the contrary of some to many here, here is my contention to this:
This page (given below) lists the Unresolved (unaccounted for) WMD (disarmament) issues. This has been my bone of contention and arguement for quite
some time. UNSCOM, the Iraq Survey Group, nor the UN have found or have
any documentation from Saddam or Iraq inregards to these listed
materials and weapons, and as of current, none have been found. In such, there
is 'issue(s)'.
Again, because no WMD have been found, do not and will not justify that Saddam had no WMD. The reasoning is given above in the still currently
documented UNSCOM, Iraq Survey Group, and UN documentations/reports on the Unresolved (unaccounted for) WMD's.
Where are they?
"Unresolved Disarmament Issues: Iraq's Proscribed Weapons Programmes"
Link:
www.globalsecurity.org...
And here:
"UNSCOM and the Iraqi Chemical Weapons Program"
Link:
www.globalsecurity.org...
In all the fervor to denounce that Saddam and Iraq had no WMD, I think, seriously and objectively, that some to many miss out on exactly what I am
saying, meaning, and implying. Please do not miss out or misunderstand what I am saying, meaning, and implying here. The point behind my method and
stance is that there are
still unresolved and thus, unaccounted for WMD, either still in Iraq or moved. This doesn't cover those WMD that may
or may not have been destroyed and not reported by Saddam/Iraq, but in that case, unless some sort of documentation surfaces, there will be no way of
confirming this or verifying this, especially in regards to the amounts and quantities destroyed.
As a side note, I found this bit of information dated (2003-02-06) in a little article/thread entitled:
"Saddam Blinks, Begins Revealing Weapons"
Link:
www.scrappleface.com...
Excerpt:
"(2003-02-06) -- With the threat of additional inspections looming, Saddam Hussein today ordered his military commanders to begin opening up sites
where the Iraqi government has hidden weapons of mass destruction.
Around the country, bunker doors opened and Iraqi soldiers wheeled out truckloads of missiles and canisters of chemical and biological agents.
Often they simply laid them on the ground and put yellow plastic "police tape" around them to warn innocent civilians of the danger.
Meanwhile, at an airport near Baghdad, dozens of Iraqi scientists and their families boarded charter jets to make the trip to a neutral site where
they could be interviewed about their work on weapons of mass destruction.
Mr. Hussein said it was the relentless call for more inspections that finally made him blink, and capitulate to the demands of United Nations Security
Council Resolution 1441."
If this is true, this is roughly one month plus prior to the commencement of Gulf War II and shows that indeed, again if true, that Saddam/Iraq
had WMD and may well currently have them, though places unknown.
Just my thoughts and position.
regards
seekerof
[Edited on 27-1-2004 by Seekerof]
it was Saddam's/Iraq's responsibility, per 1441 and prior resolutions, to
give such documentations to UNSCOM or the UN, not the other way around. 
