Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

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" Iraq was under sanctions for 12 years. Wouldn't that have made it difficult for Saddam to advance his weapons program? Yet Saddam was a bully and surely would never have admitted same... "
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sarai...

Why?? It is very well documented how much money saddam was skimming off of the "oil for food" program. He had plenty of money because he shared none of it with his people. And you are saying that Saddam would rather lose his country, his fortune, his sons, all his power, all his fortune, all his perks, and and possibly his life to cling to a lie?? I don't think so.

Regardless of the overall condition of his military, it was good enough to take out a number of our best tanks, and shoot down some of our planes and helicopters - no easy task for "vietnam era" equipment. That certainly does not preclude WMD's - he absolutely, positively, without a doubt had them before and he used them. He also had an advanced nuclear development program - again, without a doubt.

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