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Believeable, but not likely
Reader comment on item: About Those Iraqi WMD
Submitted by Darwin Barrett (United States), Apr 26, 2006 at 18:59
This sounds like a CYA report. Enough truth to make it plausible but probably not the real story. I suspect that Ahmed Chalabi and Iran orchestrated the WMD deception to get the west to bring down Saddam. (The enemy of my enemy is my friend). Their goal is to get the Sunnis out of power and build a Shiite theocracy. Saddam's issues with reality were a big help.
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| CELEBRATION OR MOURNING [155 words] | Balarabe Abba | Jan 9, 2011 12:12 | 181669 | ||
| 1 | whom you like ? [60 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | amit | Jan 2, 2007 01:20 | 71402 | |
 not good muslim [77 words] | tamanna | Dec 23, 2008 04:58 | 71402 | ||
| And the name of those Eastern Mediterraneans? [88 words] | yuval brandstetter MD | Jul 5, 2009 09:57 | 71402 | ||
| 1 | CELEBRATION OR MOURNING [138 words] | balarabeabba | Jan 5, 2011 09:16 | 71402 | |
| sadam was good [15 words] | shah | Apr 30, 2006 04:23 | 44588 | ||
| Did we honestly expect to find anything? [138 words] | Bryan Jackson | Apr 28, 2006 14:40 | 44434 | ||
| Iraq WMD Disappearance [55 words] | Allan Goodridge | Apr 28, 2006 08:42 | 44416 | ||
| It's really quite simple [206 words] | Sword of Islam | Apr 28, 2006 00:58 | 44379 | ||
| Bigger picture basically [231 words] | Jay | Apr 27, 2006 23:25 | 44375 | ||
| Freud's Take On A Madman [1253 words] | John R. | Apr 27, 2006 22:02 | 44371 | ||
| "About those Iraqi WMD's" [85 words] | Peter Mountain | Apr 27, 2006 10:31 | 44322 | ||
| Iraq wmd v Iran wmd [10 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | storrs warinner pilot | Apr 27, 2006 00:09 | 44291 | ||
 Believeable, but not likely [68 words] | Darwin Barrett | Apr 26, 2006 18:59 | 44278 | ||
| WMD's in Syria?? [105 words] | Gideon | Apr 26, 2006 12:58 | 44249 | ||
| Syria! [62 words] | Harrak | Apr 26, 2006 16:26 | 44249 | ||
| Which movie is that? [21 words] | yuval brandstetter MD | Apr 27, 2006 15:40 | 44249 | ||
| show details [160 words] | Harrak | Apr 28, 2006 16:19 | 44249 | ||
| harrak i hear you but.. [98 words] | quebecoise | Apr 28, 2006 19:21 | 44249 | ||
| good suggestion! [178 words] | Harrak | May 2, 2006 20:45 | 44249 | ||
| Saddam's "only good news" policy similar to Bush's bubble [137 words] | Chris | Apr 26, 2006 11:47 | 44245 | ||
| Slight correction -- or modification [48 words] | dds | Apr 26, 2006 10:06 | 44239 | ||
| Rush to War [41 words] | Ira | Apr 26, 2006 09:40 | 44238 | ||
| Iraqi WMD [24 words] | Robert J. Galvin | Apr 26, 2006 08:50 | 44237 | ||
| Saddam should have been allowed to continue under strict supervision [509 words] | true believer | Apr 26, 2006 06:04 | 44218 | ||
| disagree [66 words] | Sara | Jun 12, 2009 04:42 | 44218 | ||
| Iran [22 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Johanna Stephens | Apr 26, 2006 03:36 | 44210 | ||
| Saddam removed the WMD's in Iraq and sent them to Syria [47 words] | Greg | Apr 26, 2006 00:10 | 44188 | ||
| Reply To Greg ; Saddams WMDs [62 words] | Seamus MacNemi | Jul 25, 2007 00:01 | 44188 | ||
| What about the Russians [157 words] | Paul M. Neville | Apr 25, 2006 19:56 | 44172 | ||
| Reply to Paul M. Neville [7 words] | Seamus MacNemi | Jul 25, 2007 22:00 | 44172 | ||
| Contradiction with Book by Dr Hamzer, "Saddam's Bombmaker" [46 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Alexander Stroli | Apr 25, 2006 19:45 | 44169 | ||
| if what you claim is true [88 words] | stafford | Apr 25, 2006 17:52 | 44156 | ||
| What about the Shi'a and the Kurds? [379 words] | Pat | Apr 26, 2006 14:58 | 44156 | ||
| Did Bush Care? [103 words] | Avram Kalisky | Apr 25, 2006 17:36 | 44155 | ||
| Plenty of ground to cover [91 words] | David W. Lincoln | Apr 25, 2006 16:45 | 44142 | ||
| re Saddam's delusions [73 words] | Jascha Kessler | Apr 25, 2006 16:25 | 44139 | ||
| The fat lady has not sung yet [188 words] | yuval brandstetter MD | Apr 25, 2006 16:08 | 44138 | ||
| The Real WMD and the need for a smile [71 words] | HARRAK | Apr 25, 2006 16:06 | 44137 | ||
| Wow [111 words] | Brad | May 3, 2006 17:04 | 44137 | ||
| the why wow weigh in [231 words] | Harrak | May 4, 2006 18:26 | 44137 | ||
| maybe; maybe not [372 words] | john w mcginley | Apr 25, 2006 15:40 | 44135 | ||
| He lied [61 words] | Donald W. Bales | Apr 25, 2006 15:38 | 44134 | ||
| an alternative view [77 words] | leo solomon | Apr 25, 2006 17:06 | 44134 | ||
| All bureaucrats tell the boss what he wants to hear . . . [171 words] | Maureen | Apr 25, 2006 15:03 | 44131 | ||
| Arab delusional thinking [236 words] | rick | Apr 25, 2006 14:56 | 44130 | ||
| Response to Rick [9 words] | Seamus MacNemi | Jul 25, 2007 22:21 | 44130 | ||
| good article. If the French and Germans had not betrayed us ... [92 words] | Christopher Game | Apr 25, 2006 14:15 | 44124 | ||
| Some Still Say Saddam Did Have WMD [34 words] | Alex | Apr 25, 2006 13:41 | 44117 | ||
| Concur with Alex [59 words] | kieren | Aug 31, 2007 15:35 | 44117 | ||
| Iraq did have WMDs after all!! [163 words] | pctrips | Apr 25, 2006 12:52 | 44113 | ||
| Iraq's WMD [77 words] | Dan Rusen | Apr 25, 2006 12:52 | 44112 | ||
| WMD.....only one problem [209 words] | Marc Mayerson | Apr 25, 2006 12:45 | 44111 | ||
| self-congratulations are outdated [76 words] | G.Bisvas | Apr 26, 2006 05:01 | 44111 | ||
| WMD & Iraq success [296 words] | Don Weber | Apr 27, 2006 01:48 | 44111 | ||
| Re: Only One Problem [356 words] | jr565 | Apr 27, 2006 18:46 | 44111 | ||
| A question. [12 words] | concerned | Apr 25, 2006 11:47 | 44104 | ||
| Remember What's His Name [84 words] | Blackspeare | Apr 25, 2006 20:46 | 44104 |
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