Ex-U.S. Arms Hunter Kay Says No Stockpiles in Iraq

[Trident-za]

http://www.*******.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=XZEW3ZMAVP0XACRBAE0CFFA?type=topNews&storyID=4197408


David Kay, who stepped down as leader of the U.S. hunt for weapons of mass destruction, said on Friday he does not believe there were any large stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons in Iraq.
"I don't think they existed," Kay told ******* in a telephone interview. "What everyone was talking about is stockpiles produced after the end of the last (1991) Gulf War and I don't think there was a large-scale production program in the '90s," he said.

Kay said he believes most of what is going to be found in the search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq has been found and that the hunt will become more difficult once America turns over governing the country to the Iraqis.

The United States went to war against Baghdad last year citing a threat from Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. No actual banned arms have been found.


Thoughts, anyone? (and no, I don't mean for this to turn into "what were the reasons for the war" type thread)

[usa320]

I think its important to keep looking, but realize there were other reasons to boot saddam that were just as just if not more so.

I think the idea of massive stockpiles being found is crazy- they would have been destroyed durring the 10 months we spent ****ing around at the UN. Also, we need to realize a stockpile isnt needed. One test tube could kill a thousand.

[venture160]

i'm starting to wonder if we are ever going to find anything, i think its likely saddamn was bluffing he had them to keep his neighbors scared, thus not having to spend tons and tons of money on a program, when he could create the likes of a shell program to give people a false impression. He did have chemical weapons in the 80's and he may have had small amounts even before the war started, but I am having doubts over large stockpiles

[Sleeping Sun]

OH ****! I FEEL THIS TERRIBLE PAIN IN MY CHEST!! I CAN'T FEEL MY LEFT ARM...what's happening to me? Should I star a poll about that?

[Miles Teg]

Hi ! :)


I think its important to keep looking, but realize there were other reasons to boot saddam that were just as just if not more so.

Ok, but in Europe we seen that the only argue was the weapons. We were and we are against this. And because of this we have been called traitor, cowards...
This was very harsh.
I will don't talk about the stop Saddamn hunt in 1991, this was different time and situation.

but I think that with only the argue of Saddam threat for is population would be more efficient to meet our confidence for Iraqi Freedom. Don't forget we were together for Afghanistan.
Seeing the Colin Powell show with his test tube was considering us as dumb. We laugh a lot but in this case we were not able to accept it.

So don't be hypocrit (i don't aiming you particulary usa320), you can admit that the US used the wrong argues to involve us in the conflict.

But in the other hand, french can admit they known the fact of Saddam tirany...

And when I heard about the last scrap of Bush... Saying that he will not longer ask the authorisation for the security of his country :roll:
We are not anti-american, if the situation is well explained and the argues correct, we will be with you.

Everybody here can make a end to this misunderstood.

please, cheer up ! ;)

[Trident-za]

Colin Powell, too, is saying that there Iraq may not have had WMDs....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3426703.stm


US Secretary of State Colin Powell has conceded that Iraq may not have possessed any stocks of weapons of mass destruction before the war last year.
His comments came after the former head of the US weapons inspection team, David Kay, said he did not believe there were any weapons stockpiles.

Mr Powell was speaking on his way to the former Soviet republic of Georgia.

Less than a year ago, Mr Powell warned the United Nations Security Council about the danger from Iraq's weapons.

In the run-up to the US-led war against Iraq, he gave a presentation to the Security Council in which he asserted that Saddam Hussein had amassed secret weapons of mass destruction.

He said then that he believed Iraq possessed, among other things, between 100 and 500 tonnes of chemical weapons agents.

But in his latest remarks, he told reporters travelling with him that it was an "open question" whether Iraq had any stocks of weapons of mass destruction at all.

[usa320]

See im gettin pissed at some european jackasses.

SOme european jackasses seem to have liked life much better when saddam hussein was around, ya know, raping and killing a few thousand a month...

Also, why are the europeans so concerned about us in Iraq, its not like their troops are there anyways with the exception of the brits and poles.

[Trident-za]

What european jackasses are you talking about? And where are you getting the idea they (whoever they are) think life was better with Saddam around? The articles above are about WMD not Saddam.

[George W. Bush]

haha, wtf? Colin Powell was addressing the UN holding up posterboards with diagrams of movable biological/chemical labs and now he's saying there may have been no WMD?

I couldn't give a rat's ass about the UN and I hope we leave them ASAP but that is just too low rofl

[Kilgor]

Saddam only invaded two countries in 10 years, he wasnt much of a threat !

Maybe they have moved the WMD's to syria ?

[Mortimer]

was it like 3 months ago i said "we'll see"
You guys were lied to and your still buying it?

And as for Saddam being a tyrant...sure but there are many many more countries where the same thing happens.
Human rights abuses are not a pretext to invade a sovereign state.

The sooner everyone sees this resourse grab for what it is the better, and maybe 'next time' criticalically analyse what that stupid ****head of a president says.

[Mortimer]

Saddam only invaded two countries in 10 years, he wasnt much of a threat !

Maybe they have moved the WMD's to syria ?

you guys backed him up for most of the time.........read about it.

[He219]

Human rights abuses are not a pretext to invade a sovereign state.
:cantbeli:



Welcome back, Morty!
:D

[Kitsune]

Saddam only invaded two countries in 10 years, he wasnt much of a threat !


Yeah, stop that please. It is known FOR SURE that the US (and with them the whole western world) backed Saddams attack on Iran, gave him support and help. So its pretty mendacious to accuse him of causing the Iran/Iraq war.

[Kilgor]

Prove it, btw.. your precious mike moore is a lier.

Russia, china, france and germany provided the overwealming majory of Saddams military power.

There is clear evidence to back this up. All you have is hearsay by people like moore and chomsky.