[Preechr]

Not to butt in for Vince, but I think we've been dancing all over your answer, Proto... This wouldn't be the first place it has been suggested that the weapons, if they are still in Iraq, were hidden very well. Coalition psy-ops prior to the actual fighting began were very explicit in that use of those weapons by Iraqi forces would constitute war crimes. I think it's pretty obvious that the majority opinion among the Iraqi military set was that defeat was inevitable, so i htink had Saddam wanted to use WMD capabilities, he would've had to go dig them up himself.

And yes, FS. The satellites aren't right over their target. With enough viewpoints, it's possible to see all sides of any event. It is actually possible to see into a building as well, but the limitations are still easily exploited.

As for: "They knew that they were not sure of this." what makes you so sure? Why would Saddam have spent so much money, time and resources for a bluff? I'm 99% sure that WMDs will eventually be found... and not just more of this cheap ass aluminum tube/blueprint crap. One thing is for sure: at the end of the Gulf War, he definitely had them and was required by the UN to prove that he was eliminating his stocks and destroying his capability to produce more. He never did that.

There are very good arguments, however, against that alone being cause for war. The disarmament/sanctions game is not new. Hitler built a world-class military under similar restrictions, and the argument can be made that the game made him stronger and more determined to start WWII. Rather than turn a simple situation into a philosphical argument that is essentially unwinnable, the Bush team opted to go for the WMD angle and capitalize on the enduring 9/11 sentiment.

I say they played their part well, and the results are proving that. Sure, your feelings a hurt a bit... but I'm thinking there's not anything short of abysmal failure by whatever effort America had put forth that would have pleased you guys.

Go ahead and admit it. When the "He Lied! He Lied!" tactic fails you, either for lack of public interest or, more likely, the eventual unearthing of that smoking gun, you will Move On to the next tactic, completely ignoring that you have once again lost your credibility, just like you did when the Iraqi people didn't smash America on the gates of Bagdhad or when America didn't bomb Iraq back into the Stone Age.

It's Ok to be partisan. God loves you all just as much as any of the rest of us. Go ahead and focus on getting John Kerry or Howard Dean into the White House next year. A bit of advice, though... if things keep going as they are right now, you might want to start looking for a non-Iraqi tactic to exploit relentlessly. This ceaseless Bush-bashing is just making ya'll look childish as hell...