Bush had never....repeat never..claimed Saddam was part of 9/11.
Quick Google search shows just how dirty the US played this game. Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld et al all at differing points claimed that Saddam Hussein was linked to the attacks on the World Trade Centre - then disagreed with the others publicly, saying there was no link. On the
same search page for "Saddam 9/11" on Google, you'll get Bush distancing himself from Cheney claiming there is a link, Cheney distancing himself from senators claiming there are links and Rumsfeld suggesting there might be unless there isn't one.
Anyway, just to show you the effect of it, have a bunch of news items:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/29/hayes.911/http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0314/p02s01-woiq.htmlhttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/09/04/september11/main520830.shtmlResulting in...
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2003-09-06-poll-iraq_x.htmBush has made claims that Saddam and Al Queda had some nefarious links. Much like to rival gangs working together for a common cause.
So does that mean Reagan should have been overthrown in the name of regime change?
As for Niger--there are those who still claim that Saddam was trying to buy in Niger. Because there is not a consensus and some speculation this means others have seized on the point that it wasn't so. So it's a he said--he said issue. But it is not cast in stone that Saddam was not trying to purchase yellow cake in Niger.
Are you fucking shitting me? Saddam Hussein's nuclear aspirations - peaceful or otherwise - ended when Israel illegally bombed the power station France helped build in the early 80's.
Even if Saddam had wanted to try and buy some, what was he going to do - sprinkle it on his morning croissants?
If you haven't noticed, you need the science and knowledge to be able to carry out a nuclear programme. The Middle East is very, very thin on the ground when it comes to physicists, let alone nuclear experts. If you want petroleum or even chemical engineers, you'll do well to find them in abundance. Nuclear engineers? Very rare out here.
I am glad you had your opinion as to what level of concentration any chemical weapons may have been at in 2002-2003.
Can you answer why the United Nations didn't share your opinion?
Yes, because it's a spineless, corrupt self serving anachronism.
Can you answer why Blix found chemical weapons capabable labs? Or was that of no concern. Even though just having those type labs was a violation of UN resolutions.
It's all in the semantics. Chemical weapons
capable is a phrase that can mean, well, anything. It was under these UN resolutions that saw pencils scrutinised, because apparently you can use the graphite for weapons production. Hell, up until 2003 you had to smuggle Playstation fucking 2s into Iraq because the Americans say Saddam could use the chips to create supercomputers.
How long do you think it would take a lab to produce chemical wmds and resupply the military so they could replace exisiting chemicals in warheads?
Given that Iraq couldn't even manufacture enough paracetmol or anaesthetic to cover the country's basic needs - my grandad, God rest his soul, had to have an eye operation without any anaesthetic because of this - I doubt it'd have to the capability to resupply in any real capacity to threaten anyone except maybe a few moths gathered around the porch light.
Can you explain why Saddam had chemical missle warheads which were found by Blix and crew? And why they were not found in previous inspections before 2002/2003. In otherwords they were "new". And if there were "new" items, what makes you think those were the only "new" things to be found---had inspections continued on? Or were you willing to take that chance and give Saddam the all clear after he destroyed the few found?
Were those the ones found in an abandoned lab in the middle of the desert? The ones that even the Iraqis weren't entirely sure existed or not?
And as a "new " lab was found..what guarantees could you assure the World that Saddam would not supply other organizations with chemical wmd's to do his bidding for him? Much like a crime lord who can't be touched because there is no trace to him personally. But everyone knows where it came from.
Yup, America and Great Britain. Listen, you have to be extremely naive not to realise that there are weapons constantly on the move right now. I know for a fact the Russian mafia trafficks arms through Dubai and the UAE government is well aware of this. What can they do? Fuck all. Very few people can say shit to organisations like these - Saddam Hussein isolated from the rest of the world is nothing compared to the stuff that goes on every day.
I will wager any amount of money that should some chemical attack take place in a western country the USA will be blamed. Blamed because they went into Iraq and because of that they allowed the chemicals to be scurried out of country to be used against a target in the West. And if Saddam was still in power, he would have them and they would be controlled with the UN's help and nothing would have happened.
Mark my words...
And you're going to be completely oblivious to any potential set up, even if it's pointed out to you that Iraq didn't have that particular strain or something.
But you go ahead and live in your particular little world, far from where it all happens.